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Diamond
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- 1 Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds. not-comparable
"He gave her diamond earrings."
- 2 Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary. not-comparable
"Today is their diamond wedding anniversary."
- 3 Of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary. not-comparable
"Today is their diamond wedding anniversary."
- 4 First-rate; excellent. not-comparable, slang
"He's a diamond geezer."
- 1 A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.
- 2 A surname from German or Irish.
"Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting."
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A historical settlement in Denali Borough, Alaska.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, Georgia.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Grundy County and Will County, Illinois.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Cherokee County, Iowa.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Newton County, Missouri.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Palmyra Township, Portage County, Ohio.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
- 1 A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. uncountable
"The saw is coated with diamond."
- 2 the baseball playing field wordnet
- 3 A gemstone made from this mineral. countable, uncountable
"The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light."
- 4 the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate wordnet
- 5 A diamond ring. countable, uncountable
"What a beautiful engagement diamond."
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- 6 a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it wordnet
- 7 A very pale blue color. countable, uncountable
- 8 a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem wordnet
- 9 Sable, when blazoning by precious stones. countable, uncountable
"Elphingston. Pearl a Chevron Diamond between three Boars Heads Eraz'd Ruby, arm'd of the first. / Eymouth. Diamond a Lyon Rampant Pearl, on a Canton of the 2d, a Cross Ruby."
- 10 a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram wordnet
- 11 Something that resembles a diamond. countable, uncountable
- 12 very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem wordnet
- 13 A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical. countable, uncountable
"An adder writhes out of the bush, I can see the diamonds on its back; it shrithes across the sandy soil, and bites the right foot of one of the knights."
- 14 The polyiamond made up of two triangles. countable, uncountable
- 15 The entire field of play used in the game. countable, uncountable
- 16 The infield of a baseball field. countable, uncountable
"The teams met on the diamond."
- 17 A card of the diamonds suit. countable, uncountable
"I have only one diamond in my hand."
- 18 A town square. Pennsylvania, Western, countable, uncountable
- 19 The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+¹⁄₂-point. countable, dated, uncountable
- 1 To adorn with or as if with diamonds.
Etymology
From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “diamond”). Doublet of adamant. The printing sense is a calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700; compare pearl, ruby (“size of type between pearl and nonpareil”).
From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “diamond”). Doublet of adamant. The printing sense is a calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700; compare pearl, ruby (“size of type between pearl and nonpareil”).
From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “diamond”). Doublet of adamant. The printing sense is a calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700; compare pearl, ruby (“size of type between pearl and nonpareil”).
* As a female given name, from diamond (gemstone). * As a German surname, Anglicized form of Diamant. * As a Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Ó Diamáin.
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