jewel
A small, valuable stone that is cut and polished and used to make jewellery.
A precious stone, especially when cut and polished, used for decoration or as part of jewellery.
A valuable thing you wear, like a ring or necklace, usually with precious stones.
A piece of jewellery, especially one containing precious stones.
A person or thing that is very special, very good, or very important to someone.
Someone or something that is greatly valued, admired, or considered especially good, often compared to a precious stone.
A sweet, loving name for a person you care about very much.
Used as a loving or affectionate way of addressing someone, comparing them to something very precious.
A tiny, very hard stone inside a watch that helps the moving parts work smoothly.
A small piece of very hard material, typically synthetic ruby or sapphire, used as a bearing in a watch or clock mechanism to reduce friction and wear.
To make something look rich and beautiful by putting jewels on it.
To decorate something by adding jewels or similar sparkling stones.
- Base: jewel
- Plural: jewels
a jewel of a [noun]
1something that is especially excellent
Used to say that something is a very small but very special and excellent example of its kind.
- It’s a tiny restaurant, but it’s a real jewel of a place.
- She wrote a jewel of a short story that won several awards.
- Hidden in the back streets is a jewel of a little park.
family jewels
1humorous term for male genitals
A humorous and informal way to talk about a man’s testicles.
- The ball hit him right in the family jewels.
- He crossed his legs protectively, joking about guarding the family jewels.
- That bike seat is so hard it hurts the family jewels.
jewel case
1box or plastic case for valuables
A small box or hard plastic case used to protect and store jewelry or a compact disc (CD).
- She kept the earrings in a black jewel case on her dresser.
- The CD jewel case was cracked, but the disc played fine.
- He opened the jewel case and took out a silver necklace.
jewel in the crown
1most valued part of a larger whole
The best, most important, or most successful part of a larger thing, such as an empire, organization, or group of things.
- For many years, India was described as the jewel in the crown of the British Empire.
- The university’s medical school is the jewel in the crown of its academic programs.
- This beautiful island is the jewel in the crown of the country’s tourism industry.
the crown jewels
1a country's official royal regalia
The king or queen’s official crowns and other very valuable objects used for special ceremonies.
- Millions of tourists visit London every year to see the Crown Jewels.
- The security around the crown jewels is extremely strict.
- The crown jewels are displayed in a special vault at the tower.
crown jewel
1Most valuable part of something
The best, most valuable, or most important thing in a group or collection.
- This park is the crown jewel of our city.
- The research division is considered the crown jewel of the company.
- The company’s research lab is its crown jewel.
- Their new smartphone is the crown jewel of the product line.
- The museum’s crown jewel is a painting by Van Gogh.