diamond
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈdaɪəmənd/
:
diamante
- I see the sparkling little diamonds on your head.
- a diamond ring
- a diamond necklace
- diamond jeweler
You don't have to wear a big diamond to have a bold ring.
- You don't have to wear a big diamond to have a bold ring.
- So I'm going to wear my diamond earrings.
- I would then drive down to Antwerp, sell the diamonds, Antwerp, but get a check.
- I didn't keep track and she prefers real diamonds over lab diamonds.
- But your carbon diamond example makes much more sense.
- There's synthetic diamonds and there's a Fed and.
- I see the sparkling little diamonds on your head.
Examples
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You don't have to wear a big diamond to have a bold ring.
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Oh, Maria, have you seen my diamond, anywhere?
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But that would be like offering someone a diamond and saying it was glass.
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The bigger and more expensive the diamond, the more dangerous it is.
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Come on, look at these diamonds.
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Maybe quite continental, but diamonds are a girl's best friend.
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So I'm going to wear my diamond earrings.
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To her daughter, Lucrezia, she left a gold and diamond jewel representing Christ at the column.
Academic text (1994) -
Audrey wears a forties dress with a diamond brooch, Hank blue western slacks, and a loose shirt.
Fiction book (1990) -
She received a beautiful diamond engagement ring on her birthday.
Synonyms
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1.8
A precious or less valuable stone cut and polished for use in jewelry
75
4.5
A hard, shiny gem cut and polished for jewelry
47
1.3
A small valuable stone cut and polished for use in jewelry or decoration
15
3.3
A hard, shiny stone cut and polished for use in jewelry
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9.9
Expensive diamond jewelry that people wear to look rich
6
3.4
A rare valuable gem like a diamond used in jewelry
A person or thing of the very highest quality
Idioms
Compounds
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2.7
A square area on a baseball field with the bases and home plate where players run
- Formal
1
4.8
The 60th anniversary of an important event, usually celebrated with public events
- Specialized
A very hard dark stone used in industry for drilling and polishing, not for jewelry
- Specialized
A very hard small tip made of diamond that cuts or engraves hard materials
How Valuable
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1.4
47
1.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Diamond for the hard stone comes from the old Greek word adamas, meaning 'unbreakable', and it is the same root as adamant, which helps you remember that a diamond is extremely hard.