Définitions
1.NounA shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
2.NounNacre; mother-of-pearl.
3.NounSomething precious.
4.NounA capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for, e.g., medicinal application.
5.NounA whitish speck or film on the eye.
6.NounA fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
7.NounA light-colored tern.
8.NounOne of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
9.NounA fringe or border.
10.NounA valuable little nugget of information; especially, an aphorism or tip that is operationally useful for decision-making."clinical pearls"
11.NounThe clitoris.
12.NounEllipsis of pearl tapioca.
13.NounArgent, in blazoning by precious stones.
14.NounThe size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.
15.NounA jewel or gem.
16.VerbTo set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
17.VerbTo cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains."to pearl barley"
18.VerbTo cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
19.VerbTo resemble pearl or pearls.
20.VerbTo bead; to form droplets.
21.VerbTo hunt for pearls"to go pearling"
22.VerbTo sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
23.VerbOf the nose of the surfboard: to sink in this manner.
24.VerbOf aquatic plants: to produce visible bubbles on the stems and leaves during photosynthesis, usually in a simulated environment like an aquarium.
25.VerbTo use an ender pearl to teleport by throwing it.