| BEARLIKE | • bearlike adj. Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a bear. • bearlike adj. Like that of a bear. • BEARLIKE adj. like a bear. |
| DEARLING | • dearling n. Alternative form of darling. • DEARLING n. (Spenser) a much loved person, also DARLING. |
| EARLIEST | • earliest adj. Superlative form of early: most early. • earliest adv. Superlative form of early: most early. • EARLY adj. before the due time. |
| NEARLIER | • nearlier adv. (Archaic) comparative form of nearly: more nearly; more closely. • NEARLY adv. almost. |
| PEARLIER | • pearlier adj. Comparative form of pearly: more pearly. • PEARLY adj. like a pearl. |
| PEARLIES | • pearlies n. Plural of pearly. • pearlies n. (Informal) teeth; pearly whites. • PEARLY n. a costermonger dressed in pearl-buttoned clothes. |
| PEARLING | • pearling v. Present participle of pearl. • pearling n. The process by which grain is pearled. • pearling n. The voyage of hunting for pearls. |
| PEARLINS | • pearlins n. Plural of pearlin. • pearlins n. Alternative form of pearlings. • PEARLIN n. (Scots) a lace of silk or thread, used as edging, also PEARLING. |
| PEARLITE | • pearlite n. A two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs… • pearlite n. (Mineralogy) Alternative form of perlite. • PEARLITE n. ferrite and cementite showing distinct bands. |
| TEARLIKE | • tearlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a tear (drop of liquid from the eye). • TEARLIKE adj. resembling a tear. |
| YEARLIES | • yearlies n. Plural of yearly. • YEARLY n. a once a year publication. |
| YEARLING | • yearling n. An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old). • yearling n. A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st. • yearling n. (US) A sophomore at West Point military academy. |