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jewel

/dʒul/

noun

Meaning

  • A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

  • A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

  • Anything precious or valuable.

    "Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane."

  • A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.

  • Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.

  • The clitoris.

verb

Meaning

  • To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.