diamond
9
4.2
- noun
- /ˈdaɪəmənd/
- Specialized
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rombo
- Like a diamond in the sky, in the sky.
- diamond-shaped
- a diamond pattern
- a diamond design
Yeah, it's a nice nude interesting, like diamond shape for the lipstick.
- Yeah, it's a nice nude interesting, like diamond shape for the lipstick.
- I said the LED should be a diamond shape because it's called Diamond Dreams.
- It has little white flowers and like a little drop diamond detailing.
- And he's like, your face is shaped like a, like a upside down diamond.
- A deer with black diamonds in in its eyes lay in a bed of black pansies.
Examples
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That is what I call a nice fat diamond pattern.
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Note the large diamond shaped space among the particles.
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So it's just like a little kind of diamond shape.
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I said the LED should be a diamond shape because it's called Diamond Dreams.
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Oh, you have a diamond shape?
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Her clothes were dirty, but her hands and her diamond-shaped face looked clean.
Fiction book (1999) -
When she opened her eyes, the diamond-shaped cakes were still there.
Fiction book (1993) -
As the boy shifts his weight, a diamond-shaped flash of white cotton shows.
Fiction book (1992) -
The most consistent designs are diamonds, triangles, dots, zigzag lines, and cross shapes.
Academic text (2006) -
The artist painted a vibrant diamond shape on the canvas to add visual interest to the composition.
Synonyms
2
5.8
A four-sided shape with all sides equal and opposite sides parallel
A flat shape with four equal sides and slanted angles that are not right, like a diamond
Idioms
Compounds
4
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Diamond for the geometric shape comes from the gem: a slanted square looks like a cut diamond, so that four-sided figure with equal sides became known as a 'diamond'.