'Jewel' definitions:
Definition of 'jewel'
From: WordNet
noun
A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: jewel, gem, precious stone]
noun
A person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: jewel, gem]
verb
Adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: bejewel, jewel]
Definition of 'Jewel'
From: GCIDE
- Jewel \Jew"el\ (j[=u]"[e^]l or j[udd]"[e^]l), n. [OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See Joy.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. [1913 Webster]
- Plate of rare device, and jewels Of rich and exquisite form. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A precious stone; a gem. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. "Our prince (jewel of children)." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby. [1913 Webster]
- Jewel block (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Jewel'
From: GCIDE
- Jewel \Jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jeweled, or Jewelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeweling, or Jewelling.] To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels; to bejewel. [1913 Webster]
- The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] jeweled
Synonyms of 'jewel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptable person,
- anklet,
- armlet,
- ball bearing,
- bangle,
- bead,
- beads,
- bearing,
- bejewel,
- beribbon,
- beset,
- bespangle,
- bevel bearing,
- bijou,
- boast,
- boon,
- bracelet,
- breastpin,
- brilliant,
- brooch,
- bushing,
- capital fellow,
- catch,
- chain,
- chaplet,
- charm,
- chatelaine,
- circle,
- coronet,
- cosset,
- crown,
- darling,
- diadem,
- diamond,
- earring,
- engrave,
- favorite,
- feather,
- figure,
- filigree,
- find,
- flag,
- flounce,
- flower,
- fob,
- fondling,
- garland,
- gem,
- gentleman,
- godsend,
- good fellow,
- good lot,
- good man,
- good person,
- good sort,
- good thing,
- good woman,
- headstock,
- honest man,
- ideal,
- idol,
- illuminate,
- lady,
- locket,
- marvel,
- matinee idol,
- mensch,
- minion,
- necklace,
- needle bearing,
- nonesuch,
- nonpareil,
- nose ring,
- ornament,
- paint,
- pearl,
- perfect gentleman,
- perfect lady,
- persona grata,
- pet,
- phoenix,
- pin,
- plum,
- plume,
- precious stone,
- preference,
- pride,
- pride and joy,
- prince,
- prize,
- real man,
- rhinestone,
- ribbon,
- right sort,
- ring,
- rock,
- roller bearing,
- rough diamond,
- spangle,
- sparkler,
- spoiled child,
- stickpin,
- stone,
- thrust bearing,
- tiara,
- tinsel,
- torque,
- treasure,
- trophy,
- trouvaille,
- wampum,
- windfall,
- winner,
- worthy,
- wreathe,
- wristband,
- wristlet
Words containing 'Jewel'
- Jeweled,
- Jeweler,
- Jeweling,
- Jewell,
- Jewelled,
- Jewelling,
- jeweller,
- Crown jewels,
- Jewel block,
- Jeweler's gold,
- Jewell County,
- Jewell Junction,
- Jewell, KS,
- crown jewel,
- family jewels,
- heavenly jewel,
- jewel casket,
- jewel orchid,
- jeweled headdress,
- jeweler's glass,
- jeweler's loupe,
- jeweler's rouge,
- jewelled headdress,
- mystic jewel,
- spiritual jewel,
- Jewell County, KS,
- Jewell Junction, IA,
- jewels-of-opar,
- beaded beady bejeweled bejewelled bespangled gemmed jeweled jewelled sequined spangled spangly