jewel
21jewel — jew|el [ dʒuəl ] noun count * 1. ) a hard, colored, and usually valuable stone that has been cut and made shiny: precious jewels a ) a decoration that is made with jewels: Thieves stole gold and jewels worth millions of dollars. 2. ) something… …
22jewel — noun (C) 1 a small valuable stone, such as a diamond 2 jewels (plural) jewellery or decorative objects made with valuable stones 3 a very small stone used in the machinery of a watch 4 informal someone who is very important to you, or the best… …
23jewel — noun 1) priceless jewels Syn: gem, gemstone, (precious) stone, brilliant; baguette; informal sparkler, rock; archaic bijou 2) the jewel of his collection Syn: finest example/specimen, showpiece, pride (and joy), cream …
24jewel — noun 1) priceless jewels Syn: gem, gemstone, (precious) stone; informal sparkler, rock 2) the jewel of his collection Syn: showpiece, pride (and joy), cream, crème de la crème, jewel in the crown, prize …
25jewel, my — This would normally be an endearment, on a par with ‘my precious’. In Settlement with Shanghai Smith, a short story by Morley Roberts, one man says to another “We wouldn’t part with you, my jewel, not for a thousand’, but this is actually a… …
26jewel — n. & v. n. 1 a a precious stone. b this as used for its hardness as a bearing in watchmaking. 2 a personal ornament containing a jewel or jewels. 3 a precious person or thing. v.tr. (jewelled, jewelling; US jeweled, jeweling) 1 (esp. as jewelled… …
27jewel — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English juel, from Anglo French, diminutive of ju, jeu game, play, from Latin jocus game, joke more at joke Date: 13th century 1. an ornament of precious metal often set with stones or decorated… …
28jewel — jewellike, adj. /jooh euhl/, n., v., jeweled, jeweling or (esp. Brit.) jewelled, jewelling. n. 1. a cut and polished precious stone; gem. 2. a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, esp. of a precious metal set with gems. 3. a precious… …
29jewel — noun /ˈdʒuːəl,ˈdʒʊːəl,dʒuɬ,ˈdʒuwl̩/ a) A precious or semi precious stone; gem, gemstone. Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane. b) A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and… …
30jewel — [13] Originally, jewel meant ‘costly adornment made from precious stones or metals’ – a sense now largely restricted to the collective form jewellery [14]. The main modern sense ‘gem’ emerged towards the end of the 16th century. The word comes… …
