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pearl

Pearl vs Opals - What's the difference?

pearl | opals |


As a proper noun pearl

is from the english noun pearl.

As a noun opals is

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Gem vs Pearl - What's the difference?

gem | pearl |


As a proper noun pearl is

from the english noun pearl.

Pearl vs Mother - What's the difference?

pearl | mother |


In figuratively terms the difference between pearl and mother

is that pearl is something precious while mother is any person or entity which performs mothering.

As nouns the difference between pearl and mother

is that pearl is a 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 while mother is a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.

As verbs the difference between pearl and mother

is that pearl is to set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively while mother is to treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

As proper nouns the difference between pearl and mother

is that pearl is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the English noun pearl while Mother is one's mother.

Emerald vs Pearl - What's the difference?

emerald | pearl |


As nouns the difference between emerald and pearl

is that emerald is any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone while pearl is a 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.

As proper nouns the difference between emerald and pearl

is that emerald is a town in Queensland, Australia while Pearl is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the English noun pearl.

As an adjective emerald

is of a rich green colour.

As a verb pearl is

to set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.

Pearl vs Bea - What's the difference?

pearl | bea |


As proper nouns the difference between pearl and bea

is that pearl is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the English noun pearl while Bea is {{given name|female|diminutive=Beatrice}.

As a noun pearl

is a 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.

As a verb pearl

is to set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.

As an initialism BEA is

British European Airways

Pearl vs Pearls - What's the difference?

pearl | pearls |


As nouns the difference between pearl and pearls

is that pearl is a 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 while pearls is plural of pearl.

As verbs the difference between pearl and pearls

is that pearl is to set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively while pearls is third-person singular of pearl.

As a proper noun Pearl

is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the English noun pearl.

Pearl vs Panel - What's the difference?

pearl | panel |


As nouns the difference between pearl and panel

is that pearl is a 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 while panel is a (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.; A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

As verbs the difference between pearl and panel

is that pearl is to set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively while panel is to fit with panels.

As a proper noun Pearl

is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the English noun pearl.

Pearl vs Doorknob - What's the difference?

pearl | doorknob |


As nouns the difference between pearl and doorknob

is that pearl is a 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 while doorknob is a circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.

As a verb pearl

is to set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.

As a proper noun Pearl

is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the English noun pearl.

Pearl vs Jam - What's the difference?

pearl | jam |


As nouns the difference between pearl and jam

is that pearl is a 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 while jam is a sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

As verbs the difference between pearl and jam

is that pearl is to set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively while jam is to get something stuck in a confined space.

As a proper noun Pearl

is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the English noun pearl.

Pearl vs Ivory - What's the difference?

pearl | ivory |


As nouns the difference between pearl and ivory

is that pearl is a 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 while ivory is the hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

As a verb pearl

is to set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.

As a proper noun Pearl

is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the English noun pearl.

As an adjective ivory is

made of ivory.

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