Jewel - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdʒuːəl|  American pronunciation of the word jewel
Brit.  |ˈdʒuːəl|  British pronunciation of the word jewel

noun

- a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry (syn: gem)
- a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry (syn: gem)

verb

- adorn or decorate with precious stones (syn: bejewel)
jeweled dresses

Extra examples

That diamond is one of world's largest jewels.

This painting is the jewel in our gallery.

The building is regarded as one of the jewels of modern architecture.

She wore her best jewels to the ball.

That tender rosy tint jewelled the mountains and the stones.

He introduced her to Budapest, a jewel of a city.

...a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot...

This house is really a jewel

...putting the handcuffs on the jewel thief, the detective asked him how he liked those bracelets...

He detected several imperfections in the surface of the jewel.

The jewel box had a carved wooden cover.

The woman cowered away when the jewel thief pointed a gun at her.

The jewel boxes had been prised open.

The setting is more valuable than the jewel.

The jewel thief stole up on the house without being seen.

Word forms

noun
singular: jewel
plural: jewels
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