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Word entry · 5 letters

pearl

Best crossword clue

"Gem from an oyster"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /pɜːl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aelprStarts with PEnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

Word origin

From pearl.

Used in a sentence

  • I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.
  • Hugh helped himself to bacon. "My dear fellow, she can think what she likes so long as she continues to grill bacon like this. Your wife is a treasure, James—a pearl amongst women; and you can tell her so with my love."
  • Boast not of your eyes; it is feared you have Balaam's disease, a pearl in your eye, Mammon's prestriction.

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