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Meanings of jewel in English

Portuguese
jóia
Catalan
gemma

A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry.

jóia
Spanish
enjoyar

Adorn or decorate with precious stones.

enjoyar
Synonyms
Examples for "gem"
Examples for "gem"
1
As the pledge amount goes up, the price per gem comes down.
Wired
2
Yet another gem in the hands of the Office of Public Works.
The Irish Times
3
Endorse your checks with this gem and it'll bring you good luck.
Solomon's oak: a novel
4
Right in the middle of the speech I had placed a gem.
Mark Twain's Speeches
5
Difficult People is a great little gem, somewhat unpolished but dazzling nonetheless.
News.com.au
1
A mere crystal of carbon, yet the most precious stone on earth.
The mandala of sherlock holmes: the missing years
2
Follow me, and you can pay your respects to your precious stone.
Kafka on the Shore
3
Warmed by the friction, the precious stone became converted into a magnet.
Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel
4
There were chairs of ebony and ivory, beds inlaid with precious stone.
Nefertiti
5
But I shall never wear a precious stone again, if I live.
The Adventures of Kathlyn

A very important or valuable thing or person.

Usage of jewel in English
1
Then the jewel is in the nature of a payment in advance.
Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
2
No, Harold in vain sent me the casket; the jewel was gone.
Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 07
3
The display is, of course, the crown jewel of this MacBook model.
Wired
4
The jewel is not more splendid in itself than in its setting.
Note Book of an English Opium-Eater
5
India has been seen as the jewel of the assets on offer.
Reuters
6
Leaning over the grate, he dropped the jewel in the glowing coals.
St. Elmo
7
Please say you are coming to our small jewel of a city.
Wild Storm
8
As far as clean desert aid routes go, it's a crown jewel.
Climbing Magazine
9
Each one is a 'jewel' in what he called the Emerald Necklace.
In the hat: a novel of suspense
10
Of course, diving isn't the only application for this wondrous hippie jewel.
The South African
11
The emperor smiles upon him; a lady has thrown him a jewel.
Virgilia; or, Out of the Lion's Mouth
12
I fear the casket is not worthy of the jewel it enshrines.
Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author
13
See-He struck the match and held the flame against the jewel.
The Blind Spot
14
He is having a special jewel made for the queen,' he says.
The Lady of the Rivers
15
He sighed and handed me an unlabelled DVD in a jewel case.
The unnatural inquirer
16
Kate stood looking at the jewel, and knitting her brow in thought.
Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 181...
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Translations for jewel
Spanish
enjoyar
Jewel through the time
Jewel across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common