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PEARLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: pearlier    , pearliest   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for a human 'tooth'

Synonyms:

chopper; pearly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pearly" is a kind of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)

Derivation:

pearly (of a white the color of pearls)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a white the color of pearls

Synonyms:

pearly; pearly-white

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

achromatic; neutral (having no hue)

Derivation:

pearl (a shade of white the color of bleached bones)

pearly (informal terms for a human 'tooth')

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