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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryry or its celebration //diamond jubilee
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
Noun
- //a necklace studded with diamonds and rubies
- //The ruby was surrounded by a ring of diamond.
- //The children cut the fabric into diamonds.
- //one heart, two diamonds, and two clubs
- //He played the queen of diamonds.
Adjective
- //the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English diamaunde, from Middle French diamand, from Late Latin diamant-, diamas, alteration of Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greekdiamond
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
- ry or its celebration //diamond jubilee
Examples
Noun
- //a necklace studded with diamonds and rubies
- //The ruby was surrounded by a ring of diamond.
- //The children cut the fabric into diamonds.
- //one heart, two diamonds, and two clubs
- //He played the queen of diamonds.
Adjective
- //the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English diamaunde, from Middle French diamand, from Late Latin diamant-, diamas, alteration of Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greekdiamond
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
- ry or its celebration //diamond jubilee
Examples
Noun
- //a necklace studded with diamonds and rubies
- //The ruby was surrounded by a ring of diamond.
- //The children cut the fabric into diamonds.
- //one heart, two diamonds, and two clubs
- //He played the queen of diamonds.
Adjective
- //the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English diamaunde, from Middle French diamand, from Late Latin diamant-, diamas, alteration of Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greekdiamond
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
- ry or its celebration //diamond jubilee
Examples
Noun
- //a necklace studded with diamonds and rubies
- //The ruby was surrounded by a ring of diamond.
- //The children cut the fabric into diamonds.
- //one heart, two diamonds, and two clubs
- //He played the queen of diamonds.
Adjective
- //the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English diamaunde, from Middle French diamand, from Late Latin diamant-, diamas, alteration of Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greekdiamond
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
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