Diamond (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Examples

• The brilliant diamond in her engagement ring sparkled in the light.
• Diamond mining has long been a lucrative industry in the region.
• He gave his wife a stunning diamond necklace as a anniversary gift.
• The crown jewel was a massive diamond surrounded by smaller precious stones.
• Experts carefully cut and polished the raw diamond to bring out its brilliance.

Synonyms

• Adamant

Hypernyms

• C
• Atomic Number 6

Hyponyms

• Black Diamond

Meaning ²

The baseball playing field.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Baseball Field
• Ball Field

Hypernyms

• Playing Field
• Athletic Field
• Field

Meaning ³

The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Infield
• Baseball Diamond

Hypernyms

• Parcel
• Piece Of Ground
• Parcel Of Land
• Tract

Meaning ⁴

A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem.

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Hypernyms

• Gem
• Precious Stone

Hyponyms

• Sparkler

Meaning ⁵

A playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

• The player led a diamond and his partner followed with another diamond to take the trick.
• In the game of bridge, diamonds are a minor suit that is often used as a trump suit.
• The queen of diamonds was the highest card in the suit that had been played so far.
• The ace of diamonds was the highest card in the player's hand, so he led with it.
• After the player drew a diamond, he knew that his partner had the remaining diamonds in the deck.

Meaning ⁶

A parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram.

Classification

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

Examples

• The playing card suit was represented by a stylized diamond shape with pointed ends.
• The diamond shape of the kite's frame allowed it to fly steadily in the wind.
• In geometry, a diamond is a type of quadrilateral with all sides of equal length.
• The diamond shape of the rhombus made it a popular choice for art projects.
• The logo of the company featured a stylized diamond shape with the company's initials inside.

Synonyms

• Rhombus
• Rhomb

Hypernyms

• Parallelogram