white vs pearl

white and pearl both are nouns.

white is an adjective but pearl is not an adjective.

white and pearl both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
white	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
pearl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pearl is a hyponym of white; that is, pearl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than white:

white: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
pearl: a shade of white the color of bleached bones

Other hyponyms of white include alabaster, bleach, bone, ivory, off-white, chalk, frostiness, hoariness.

white (noun)	pearl (noun)
(board games) the lighter pieces	a shade of white the color of bleached bones
(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth	a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)	a shape that is spherical and small
the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

white (adjective)	pearl (adjective)
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
anemic looking from illness or emotion
marked by the presence of snow
(of coffee) having cream or milk added
(of a surface) not written or printed on
benevolent; without malicious intent
glowing white with heat
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
restricted to whites only
(of hair) having lost its color

white (verb)	pearl (verb)
turn white	gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

Difference between white and pearl

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