jewel

Definition

  • noun: a valuable stone (such as a ruby or diamond) that has been cut and polished
  • noun: an ornament of precious metal often set with stones or decorated with enamel and worn as an accessory of dress
  • verb: to adorn or equip with 'jewels'
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: gem, bejewel, engem

Examples

  • He owns several successful businesses but this company is the 'jewel in the crown'. [=this company is the most valuable/important/admired]

  • The guests were heavily 'jeweled'. [=the guests were wearing a lot of jewelry]

  • The building is regarded as one of the 'jewels' of modern architecture.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) and it's untraceable. Fascinating. You two should exchange notes over coffee. So, now you're tryin' to set me up with a jewel thief... At this point, I'd set you up with a chimpanzee, if it brought you back to the world. - There's nothing out there for me. - And that's the problem. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises
  • (..) Master Wayne? Master Wayne? You haven't been down here in a long time. Trying to find out more about our jewel thief. I ran her... prints. Unless she's lost a lot o' weight... she was wearing someone else's fingerprints. She's... good. She may be, but we have a trace (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises