pearl

English Thesaurus

1. a shade of white the color of bleached bones (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	white, whiteness,
definition	:	the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) (noun.attribute)

2. a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	gem, jewel, precious stone,
definition	:	a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	seed pearl,
definition	:	a small imperfect pearl (noun.possession)

3. a shape that is spherical and small (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	sphere,
definition	:	a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) (noun.shape)

hyponym	:	dewdrop,
definition	:	a drop of dew (noun.shape)

hyponym	:	teardrop,
definition	:	anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring) (noun.shape)

4. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	collect, garner, gather, pull together,
definition	:	assemble or get together (verb.contact)

5. a shade of white the color of bleached bones (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pearly, pearly-white,
definition	:	of a white the color of pearls (adj.all)

6. a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel (noun.possession)

derivation	:	pearl,
definition	:	gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean (verb.contact)

7. a shape that is spherical and small (noun.shape)

derivation	:	droplet,
definition	:	a tiny drop (noun.quantity)

derivation	:	bead,
definition	:	form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example (verb.stative)

derivation	:	beadlike, beady, buttonlike, buttony,
definition	:	small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button (adj.all)

8. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean (verb.contact)

derivation	:	pearl diver, pearler,
definition	:	a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls (noun.person)

derivation	:	pearl,
definition	:	a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel (noun.possession)

9. a shade of white the color of bleached bones (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pearly, pearly-white,
definition	:	of a white the color of pearls (adj.all)

10. a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel (noun.possession)

derivation	:	pearl,
definition	:	gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean (verb.contact)

11. a shape that is spherical and small (noun.shape)

derivation	:	droplet,
definition	:	a tiny drop (noun.quantity)

derivation	:	bead,
definition	:	form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example (verb.stative)

derivation	:	beadlike, beady, buttonlike, buttony,
definition	:	small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button (adj.all)

12. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean (verb.contact)

derivation	:	pearl diver, pearler,
definition	:	a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls (noun.person)

derivation	:	pearl,
definition	:	a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel (noun.possession)