Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 2 compound words that contain pearls. The most common are listed below. Open pearls in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- pearls before swineSomething of value, beauty, refinement, or wisdom left to people who will not appreciate it.
- cast pearls before swineTo give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate them.
- Island of PearlsManihiki.
- string of pearlsUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see string, pearl.
- cave pearlsplural of cave pearl: A kind of speleothem, formed as calcite crystallizes on a nucleus such as a grain of sand, in much the same way that a biological pearl forms within a mollusc.
- baroque pearlsplural of baroque pearl: A pearl that has an irregular shape
- pearls of wisdomplural of pearl of wisdom: A succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.
- tapioca pearlsplural of tapioca pearl: A small edible ball made primarily from tapioca starch; used in bubble tea.
- clutch one's pearlsTo react with consternation to someone or something that violates the usual norms.
- bath pearlsplural of bath pearl: Bath salts in the form of a small sphere that dissolves when placed in water.
- seed pearlsplural of seed pearl: A tiny, often irregular pearl.
- coconut pearlsplural of coconut pearl: The sweetish pith of a coconut palm obtained either:
- sulfur pearlsplural of sulfur pearl: a very large, but harmless, bacterium, Thiomargarita namibiensis, that grows as a string of white beads large enough to be visible to the naked eye in the coastal sediments of Namibia
- sulphur pearlsplural of sulphur pearl: a very large, but harmless, bacterium, Thiomargarita namibiensis, that grows as a string of white beads large enough to be visible to the naked eye in the coastal sediments of Namibia
- mother-of-pearlsplural of mother-of-pearl: The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
- strings of pearlsplural of string of pearls: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see string, pearl.
- banded pearlsplural of banded pearl: A species of crambid moth, Sameodes cancellalis, of the old World tropics.
- pearls of great priceplural of pearl of great price: Anything very valuable.
- mabe pearlsplural of mabe pearl: A dome-shaped cultured pearl grown on the inner shell of a mollusk.
- clutched one's pearlssimple past and past participle of clutch one's pearls
- clutches one's pearlsthird-person singular simple present indicative of clutch one's pearls: To react with consternation to someone or something that violates the usual norms.
- clutching one's pearlspresent participle and gerund of clutch one's pearls
- casts pearls before swinethird-person singular simple present indicative of cast pearls before swine: To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate them.
- threw pearls before swinesimple past of throw pearls before swine
- throw pearls before swineSynonym of cast pearls before swine: To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate them.
Compound words 2
- PearlsteinA surname.
- pearlstonesplural of pearlstone: perlite