VividLex

Home / Dictionary / jewel

jewel

11 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. n. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A precious stone; a gem. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. adorn or decorate with precious stones Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. Plate of rare device, and jewels Of rich and exquisite form. Shak. 2. A precious stone; a gem. Shak. 3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. "Our prince (jewel of children)." Shak. 4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby. Jewel block (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove. To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels. The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. M. Arnold. Source: webster
  10. 10. To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, asword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. M. Arnold. Source: adambom
  11. 11. n:100 n. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry n. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Open full thesaurus page for jewel · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
jewdiggers
jewel casket