jewel
Plural: jewels
Noun
- a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
- a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
- 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.
- 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
Verb Forms: jeweled, jeweling, jewels, jewelled, jewelling
- To adorn or furnish with precious stones or gems.
- adorn or decorate with precious stones
- "jeweled dresses"
- To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
Examples
- Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
- His final word seemed to JEWEL the board, adding sparkle and a huge score.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English juel, jewel, juwel, jeuel, jowel, from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, joel, joïel, hence French joyau, of uncertain origin. Perhaps based ultimately on Latin gaudium (“joy”), or on Latin iocus (“joke; jest”). Compare Medieval Latin jocale.
Scrabble Score: 15
jewel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjewel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jewel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary