jewel
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːəl/
:
joya
- Adults' burials contained tunics, jewels, and ceremonial objects, while children's had toys.
- a precious jewel
- wear jewels
- crown jewel
They'll tell you that that gem, that jewel has no value.
- They'll tell you that that gem, that jewel has no value.
- So each one is like a precious jewel.
- Who fucking knows, Maybe buried treasure, maybe a little jewel.
- The same damn jewel in the same damn way.
Examples
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Men in business suits and women in furs and jewels are passing by.
Fiction book (1990) -
To her daughter, Lucrezia, she left a gold and diamond jewel representing Christ at the column.
Academic text (1994) -
All the paths eventually wandered to a great fountain, set like a jewel in the garden's center.
Fiction book (1992) -
You, Dastan, might take fewer chances if such a jewel waited in your chambers.
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Earrings dripped from her ears, matching the sparkle of the jewels about her long, slim throat.
Fiction book (1992) -
She wore a beautiful jewel around her neck that sparkled in the light.
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The museum displayed several rare jewels from ancient civilizations.
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He gave her a stunning jewel for her birthday, a sparkling diamond ring.
Synonyms
489
1.4
A very hard clear stone used in jewelry
119
2.3
A smooth hard round jewel made inside an oyster
79
4.3
A deep red precious stone used 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
23
4.0
A bright green precious stone used in jewelry
18
4.8
A precious blue stone used in rings or necklaces
15
3.3
A hard, shiny stone cut and polished for use in jewelry
6
3.4
A rare valuable gem like a diamond used in jewelry
4
3.7
A gemstone for the month you were born that people often wear as jewelry
3
9.9
A shiny brown glass with tiny metal sparkles used in jewelry
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7.1
A single gemstone set alone in a piece of jewelry like a ring
1
7.1
A bright, shiny diamond that is large and easy to notice
1
3.6
A stone like amethyst or turquoise used in jewelry that costs less than diamonds
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A delicate Asian orchid people grow for soft dark leaves with bright white or gold veins
- Literature
A sacred being in Taoist belief who represents one part of the supreme Tao
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jewel comes from an old French word and the Latin jocale, which meant 'plaything' or 'delight' and is related to jocus 'play', the same root as the English word joke. People treasured these little shining items so they became signs of value. So a jewel today is a small, carefully cut and polished stone kept because it is beautiful and precious.