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Overview of noun coral

      »   The noun coral has 4 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• coral -- (a Variable1.) Variable -- (something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered")
  
  2.) Variable, variable quantity -- (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)
  
  variable color Averaging1.) Average, average out -- (amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40")
  
  2.) Average -- (achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C")
  
  averaging a Deep1.) Deep -- (the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter")
  
  2.) Trench, deep, oceanic abyss -- (a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor)
  
  deep pink)

• coral, Red1.) Red, redness -- (red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood)
  
  2.) Red, Red River -- (a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana)
  
  red coral, Precious1.) Cherished, precious, treasured, wanted -- (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted")
  
  2.) Precious -- (of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones")
  
  precious coral -- (the Hard1.) Difficult, hard -- (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?")
  
  2.) Hard -- (dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";)
  
  hard stony Skeleton1.) Skeleton -- (something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel")
  
  2.) Skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard -- (a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet")
  
  skeleton of a Mediterranean1.) Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea -- (the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)
  
  1.) Mediterranean -- (of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries")
  
  Mediterranean coral that has a Delicate1.) Delicate -- (exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly")
  
  2.) Delicate -- (marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch")
  
  delicate red or Pink1.) Pink -- (a light shade of red)
  
  2.) Pink, garden pink -- (any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers)
  
  pink color and is Used1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  2.) Use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")
  
  used for jewelry)

• coral -- (Unfertilized1.) Unfertilized, unfertilised, unimpregnated -- (not having been fertilized; "an unfertilized egg")
  
  unfertilized lobster Roe1.) Roe, hard roe -- (fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture)
  
  2.) Roe -- (eggs of female fish)
  
  roe; reddens in Cooking1.) Cooking, cookery, preparation -- (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife")
  
  1.) Cook -- (prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook")
  
  cooking; used as Garnish1.) Garnish -- (something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration)
  
  2.) Garnish -- (any decoration added as a trimming or adornment)
  
  garnish or to Color1.) Color, colour, coloring, colouring -- (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light")
  
  2.) Color, colour, vividness -- (interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness")
  
  color sauces)

• coral -- (Marine1.) Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier -- (a member of the United States Marine Corps)
  
  2.) Marine -- (a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land)
  
  marine colonial Polyp1.) Polyp, polypus -- (a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane)
  
  2.) Polyp -- (one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth)
  
  polyp characterized by a Calcareous1.) Calcareous, chalky -- (composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk)
  
  calcareous skeleton; Masses1.) Multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed -- (the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people")
  
  1.) Mass -- (the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field)
  
  masses in a Variety1.) Assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley -- (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions")
  
  2.) Diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety -- (noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing")
  
  variety of Shapes1.) Shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation -- (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes")
  
  2.) Shape, form -- (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape")
  
  shapes often Forming1.) Form, constitute, make -- (to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction")
  
  2.) Form, organize, organise -- (create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company")
  
  forming reefs)

Related Terms - "Corals"

4 senses of Coral1.) Coral -- (a variable color averaging a deep pink)

2.) Coral, red Coral1.) Coral -- (a variable color averaging a deep pink)

2.) Coral, red Coral1.) Coral -- (a variable color averaging a deep pink)

2.) Coral, red coral, precious coral -- (the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry)

Coral - A variable color averaging a deep pink, precious coral -- (the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry)

Coral - A variable color averaging a deep pink, precious coral -- (the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry)

Coral - A variable color averaging a deep pink Meaning 1 of Coralscoral pink

• Pinkness1.) Pinkness -- (the quality of being pink)
  
  Pinkness - The quality of being pink

• Carnation1.) Carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllus -- (Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors)
  
  2.) Carnation -- (a pink or reddish-pink color)
  
  Carnation - Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

• Rose1.) Rose, rosebush -- (any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses)
  
  2.) Blush wine, pink wine, rose, rose wine -- (pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began)
  
  Rose, Rosiness1.) Bloom, blush, flush, rosiness -- (a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health)
  
  2.) Ruddiness, rosiness -- (a healthy reddish complexion)
  
  Rosiness - Any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

• Solferino1.) Solferino, purplish pink -- (a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino)
  
  2.) Solferino, battle of Solferino -- (an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I)
  
  Solferino, Purplish pink1.) Solferino, purplish pink -- (a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino)
  
  Purplish pink - A pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino

• Yellowish pink1.) Yellowish pink, apricot, peach, salmon pink -- (a shade of pink tinged with yellow)
  
  Yellowish pink, Apricot1.) Apricot, apricot tree -- (Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach)
  
  2.) Apricot -- (downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach)
  
  Apricot, Peach1.) Peach, peach tree, Prunus persica -- (cultivated in temperate regions)
  
  2.) Smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish -- (a very attractive or seductive looking woman)
  
  Peach, Salmon pink1.) Yellowish pink, apricot, peach, salmon pink -- (a shade of pink tinged with yellow)
  
  Salmon pink - A shade of pink tinged with yellow

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Meaning 2 of Coralscoral, red coral, precious coral opaque gem

• Chrysoberyl1.) Chrysoberyl -- (a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone)
  
  Chrysoberyl - A rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone

• Opal1.) Opal -- (a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones)
  
  Opal - A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones

• Cat's eye1.) Cat's eye -- (any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape)
  
  Cat's eye - Any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape

• Coral1.) Coral -- (a variable color averaging a deep pink)
  
  2.) Coral, red coral, precious coral -- (the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry)
  
  Coral, Red coral1.) Coral, red coral, precious coral -- (the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry)
  
  2.) Red coral -- (corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry)
  
  Red coral, Precious coral1.) Coral, red coral, precious coral -- (the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry)
  
  Precious coral - A variable color averaging a deep pink

• Jade1.) Jade, jadestone -- (a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite)
  
  2.) Adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop -- (a woman adulterer)
  
  Jade, Jadestone1.) Jade, jadestone -- (a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite)
  
  Jadestone - A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

• Jasper1.) Jasper -- (an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone)
  
  Jasper - An opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

• Lapis lazuli1.) Lapis lazuli, lazuli -- (an azure blue semiprecious stone)
  
  Lapis lazuli, Lazuli1.) Lapis lazuli, lazuli -- (an azure blue semiprecious stone)
  
  Lazuli - An azure blue semiprecious stone

• Turquoise1.) Turquoise -- (a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone")
  
  2.) Greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue -- (a shade of blue tinged with green)
  
  Turquoise - A blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone"

Meaning 3 of Coralscoral roe, hard roe

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• Caviar1.) Caviar, caviare -- (salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre)
  
  Caviar, Caviare1.) Caviar, caviare -- (salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre)
  
  Caviare - Salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

• Shad roe1.) Shad roe -- (roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently)
  
  Shad roe - Roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently

Meaning 4 of Coralscoral anthozoan, actinozoan

• Sea anemone1.) Sea anemone, anemone -- (marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton)
  
  Sea anemone, Anemone1.) Anemone, windflower -- (any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves)
  
  2.) Sea anemone, anemone -- (marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton)
  
  Anemone - Marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton

• Sea pen1.) Sea pen -- (fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies)
  
  Sea pen - Fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies

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