pearl
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
Types & categories
- jewel hypernym
- seed pearl hyponym
Related & opposite
- pearl derivation
Sense 2 verb
gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
Types & categories
- gather hypernym
Related & opposite
- pearl diver derivation
- pearl derivation
Sense 3 noun
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
Types & categories
- whiteness hypernym
Related & opposite
- pearly derivation
Sense 4 noun
a shape that is spherical and small
he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
Types & categories
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pearl |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | jewel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seed pearl |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pearl diver |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pearl |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | gather |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pearly |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | whiteness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | droplet |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bead |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | beady |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sphere |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dewdrop |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | teardrop |