jewel

[ joo-uh l ]

/ ˈdʒu əl /

noun

a cut and polished precious stone; gem.

a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, especially of a precious metal set with gems.

a precious possession.

a person or thing that is treasured, esteemed, or indispensable.

a durable bearing used in fine timepieces and other delicate instruments, made of natural or synthetic precious stone or other very hard material.

an ornamental boss of glass, sometimes cut with facets, in stained-glass work.

something resembling a jewel in appearance, ornamental effect, or the like, as a star.

verb (used with object), jew·eled, jew·el·ing or (especially British) jew·elled, jew·el·ling.

to set or adorn with jewels.

Origin of jewel

1250–1300; Middle English jouel juel < Anglo-French jeul, Old French jouel, joel < Vulgar Latin *jocāle plaything, noun use of neuter of *jocālis (adj.) of play, equivalent to Latin joc(us) joke + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM jewel

jew·el·like, adjective un·jew·eled, adjective un·jew·elled, adjective

Words nearby jewel

jew's harp, jew's-ear, jew's-harp, jew-baiting, jew., jewel, jewel block, jewel box, jewel case, jeweler, jeweler's saw frame

Definition for jewel (2 of 2)

Jewel

[ joo-uh l ]

/ ˈdʒu əl /

noun

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for jewel

For dinner, Sidney Street Café, the jewel in St. Louis' culinary crown.

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The hot pants that Spears sports in this look are clearly the jewel of her hot pants collection.

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“I remember telling her that she smelled nice,” Jewel says of her interaction that night with June.

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At first, Jewel giggles at the thought of her own life being adapted into its own Lifetime movie.

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He also praised new comedy Trophy Wife as a “jewel of a show.”

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Little David Copperfield is a jewel of a boy with a turn for books.

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He was shown the jewel; and from the expression of admiration on his countenance, I could see we had not overvalued it.

Confessions of a Thug |Philip Meadows Taylor
They were the adjuncts, rather than the principal glory of the jewel.

Shakespeare and Precious Stones |George Frederick Kunz
When the fish was cut up the jewel was found, and this Joseph sold for thirteen purses of gold denarii.

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This is usually done by trial, that is, trying the pivot into the hole in the jewel.

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British Dictionary definitions for jewel

jewel

/ (ˈdʒuːəl) /

noun

a precious or semiprecious stone; gem

a person or thing resembling a jewel in preciousness, brilliance, etc

a gemstone, often synthetically produced, used as a bearing in a watch

a piece of jewellery

an ornamental glass boss, sometimes faceted, used in stained glasswork

jewel in the crown the most valuable, esteemed, or successful person or thing of a number who will be the jewel in the crown of English soccer?

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

(tr) to fit or decorate with a jewel or jewels

Derived forms of jewel

jewelled or US jeweled, adjective jewel-like, adjective

Word Origin for jewel

C13: from Old French jouel, perhaps from jeu game, from Latin jocus

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jewel

noun

verb (used with object), jew·eled, jew·el·ing or (especially British) jew·elled, jew·el·ling.

Origin of jewel

OTHER WORDS FROM jewel

Words nearby jewel

Definition for jewel (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for jewel

British Dictionary definitions for jewel

noun

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

Derived forms of jewel

Word Origin for jewel

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

jewel

noun

verb (used with object), jew·eled, jew·el·ing or (especially British) jew·elled, jew·el·ling.

Origin of jewel

OTHER WORDS FROM jewel

Words nearby jewel

Definition for jewel (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to jewel

Example sentences from the Web for jewel

British Dictionary definitions for jewel

noun

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

Derived forms of jewel

Word Origin for jewel