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Meaning of "jewel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JEWEL

From Old French jouel, perhaps from jeu game, from Latin jocus.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JEWEL

jewel  [ˈdʒuːəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JEWEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jewel is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb jewel in English.

WHAT DOES JEWEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jewel

Jewel may refer to: ▪ Gemstone or jewellery ▪ Jewel, by Bret Lott ▪ The Jewel, a 1933 British film ▪ The Jewel, a 2011 Italian film ▪ Jewel, a 2001 television film ▪ Jewel, one of the main characters in the animated film Rio and its sequel ▪ Jessica Jones, a superheroine in the Marvel universe ▪ Jewel, a U.S. grocery store chain ▪ Jewel Food Stores an Australian grocery store chain ▪ Jewel bearing, used in sensitive measuring equipment ▪ Jewel case, a CD or DVD holder ▪ Jewel beetles, the family Buprestidae ▪ Jewel butterflies, various Lycaenidae ▪ Jewel damselflies, the family Chlorocyphidae...

Definition of jewel in the English dictionary

The first definition of jewel in the dictionary is a precious or semiprecious stone; gem. Other definition of jewel is a person or thing resembling a jewel in preciousness, brilliance, etc. Jewel is also a gemstone, often synthetically produced, used as a bearing in a watch.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JEWEL

PRESENT

Present
I jewel
you jewel
he/she/it jewels
we jewel
you jewel
they jewel
Present continuous
I am jeweling
you are jeweling
he/she/it is jeweling
we are jeweling
you are jeweling
they are jeweling
Present perfect
I have jeweled
you have jeweled
he/she/it has jeweled
we have jeweled
you have jeweled
they have jeweled
Present perfect continuous
I have been jeweling
you have been jeweling
he/she/it has been jeweling
we have been jeweling
you have been jeweling
they have been jeweling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I jeweled
you jeweled
he/she/it jeweled
we jeweled
you jeweled
they jeweled
Past continuous
I was jeweling
you were jeweling
he/she/it was jeweling
we were jeweling
you were jeweling
they were jeweling
Past perfect
I had jeweled
you had jeweled
he/she/it had jeweled
we had jeweled
you had jeweled
they had jeweled
Past perfect continuous
I had been jeweling
you had been jeweling
he/she/it had been jeweling
we had been jeweling
you had been jeweling
they had been jeweling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will jewel
you will jewel
he/she/it will jewel
we will jewel
you will jewel
they will jewel
Future continuous
I will be jeweling
you will be jeweling
he/she/it will be jeweling
we will be jeweling
you will be jeweling
they will be jeweling
Future perfect
I will have jeweled
you will have jeweled
he/she/it will have jeweled
we will have jeweled
you will have jeweled
they will have jeweled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been jeweling
you will have been jeweling
he/she/it will have been jeweling
we will have been jeweling
you will have been jeweling
they will have been jeweling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would jewel
you would jewel
he/she/it would jewel
we would jewel
you would jewel
they would jewel
Conditional continuous
I would be jeweling
you would be jeweling
he/she/it would be jeweling
we would be jeweling
you would be jeweling
they would be jeweling
Conditional perfect
I would have jewel
you would have jewel
he/she/it would have jewel
we would have jewel
you would have jewel
they would have jewel
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been jeweling
you would have been jeweling
he/she/it would have been jeweling
we would have been jeweling
you would have been jeweling
they would have been jeweling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you jewel
we let´s jewel
you jewel
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to jewel
Past participle
jeweled
Present Participle
jeweling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JEWEL


accrual
əˈkruːəl
bejewel
bɪˈdʒuːəl
construal
kənˈstruːəl
cruel
ˈkruːəl
dividual
dɪˈvɪdjuːəl
dual
ˈdjuːəl
duel
ˈdjuːəl
gruel
ˈɡruːəl
newel
ˈnjuːəl
newell
ˈnjuːəl
nonrenewal
ˌnɒnrɪˈnjuːəl
refuel
riːˈfjuːəl
renewal
rɪˈnjuːəl
self-renewal
ˌsɛlfrɪˈnjuːəl
sewel
ˈsuːəl
Sewell
ˈsuːəl
synfuel
ˈsɪnˌfjuːəl
tewel
ˈtjuːəl
vidual
ˈvɪdjuːəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JEWEL

jew´s harp
jew´s-ear
jew´s-harp
jewel box
jewel case
jewel in the crown
jewel-like
jeweled
jeweler
jewelfish
jewelled
jeweller
jeweller´s
jeweller´s rouge
jeweller´s shop
jewellery
jewellery box
jewelling
jewelry
jewelweed

WORDS THAT END LIKE JEWEL

bath towel
beach towel
bowel
crewel
crown jewel
disembowel
dish towel
dishtowel
dowel
hand towel
Nowel
paper towel
sanitary towel
shewel
tea towel
throw in the towel
towel
trowel
Turkish towel
vowel

Synonyms and antonyms of jewel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JEWEL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «jewel» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of jewel

Translation of «jewel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JEWEL

Find out the translation of jewel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jewel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jewel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宝石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

joya
570 millions of speakers

English

jewel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गहना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جَوْهَرَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

драгоценный камень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedra preciosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মণি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bijou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Permata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Edelstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

宝石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Permata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá quý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रत्नजडित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mücevher
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gioiello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klejnot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коштовний камінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

giuvaer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολύτιμος λίθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

juweel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

juvel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

juvel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jewel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JEWEL»

The term «jewel» is very widely used and occupies the 9.054 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JEWEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jewel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jewel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jewel

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10 QUOTES WITH «JEWEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jewel.
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Richard Bach
You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions. The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.
3
Sarah Brightman
The opportunity to orbit the Earth, witnessing multiple sunrises and sunsets every day, looking back to our small blue life-sustaining jewel from a distance, gives me the greatest sense of anticipation.
4
Phillips Brooks
The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung.
5
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.
6
Monica Crowley
Healthcare is the cornerstone of the socialist state. It is the crown jewel of the welfare state.
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Artur Davis
And in terms of their crown jewel legislative achievement: who knew that when asked, 'will government impose a new federal mandate requiring middle class Americans to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not?' The answer would be 'Yes we can!'
8
Tommy Douglas
My dream is for people around the world to look up and to see Canada like a little jewel sitting at the top of the continent.
9
Trey Gowdy
I thought that was the crown jewel of the reporter's resume - to actually go to jail protecting a source.
10
Shalom Harlow
Clothes should just be like a beautiful setting for a jewel: They should offset you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JEWEL»

Discover the use of jewel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jewel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jewel
In this story of a woman's devotion to the child who is both her burden and God's singular way of smiling on her, Bret Lott has created a mother-daughter relationship of matchless intensity and beauty, and one of the finest, most ...
Bret Lott, 2011
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Jewel
A mother fights for the dignity of her youngest daughter against the backdrop of a pure and simple way of life in the backwoods of Mississippi in 1943
Bret Lott, 1999
3
A Jewel in His Crown: Rediscovering Your Value as a Woman of ...
Women are becoming increasingly weary and discouraged and are thus losing sight of their real value as daughters of the King. A Jewel in His Crown examines how a woman's view of her worth deeply affects her relationships.
Priscilla C. Shirer, 2004
4
Nine Lives: Confessions Of A Master Jewel Thief
Now, in his own words and with no holds barred, Nine Lives: Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief reveals it all, and the real story is more incredible than any of the reporters, detectives or FBI agents who pursued Mason ever imagined.
Bill Mason, 2012
5
A Night Without Armor
Now available in paperback, A Night without Armor highlights the poetry of Jewel taken from her journals which are both intimate and inspiring, to be embraced and enjoyed.
Jewel, 2010
6
Mirror, Sword and Jewel: A Study of Japanese Characteristics
Originally published: London: Croom Helm, 1973.
Kurt Singer, Richard Storry, 1997
7
The Hawk and the Jewel
Set in the English days of dukes and duchesses, peasants and servants, this novel relates the story of young girl named Sunny and her coming to grips with herself, the Lord, and love.
Lori Wick, 2004
8
A Jewel in His Crown Journal: Rediscovering Your Value as a ...
The journal focuses heavily on leading women to Scripture for reflection and meditation. The content in each chapter of the journal corresponds with the contents of the book.
Priscilla C. Shirer, 2004
9
Reading "The Waste Land": Modernism and the Limits of ...
Single most important study of T. S. Eliot to have appeared in the last twenty years. Essential reading.
Jewel Spears Brooker, 1992
10
Jewel of Persia
How far will her enemies go to see her undone? Combining the biblical account of Esther with Herodotus's Histories, Jewel of Persia is the story of a love that nearly destroys an empire . . . and the friendship that saves a nation.
Roseanna M. White, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JEWEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jewel is used in the context of the following news items.
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I inherited a jewel of a department and a jewel of a community. - WRIC
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — After just a few months as Richmond's Chief of Police it's clear. Alfred Durham is going to be high profile. “I bring ... «WRIC, Jul 15»
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'Last Dance' for Jewel's Catch One Tonight (Videos) - Frontiers Media
After 42 years, Jewel Thais-Williams is closing her historic and famous Jewel's Catch One Night Club tonight—with a flare, of course. The VIP ... «Frontiers Media, Jul 15»
3
Midnight mourners hear jewel thieves dig tunnel - The Times of India
It was 3am on Friday. As mourners gathered in front of 14th A Cross, Sar akki Gate, JP Nagar, home to Visha lamma, a senior citizen who had ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Burbank-Jewel City Major baseball eliminated - Burbank Leader
Burbank-Jewel City Major baseball eliminated. Baseball: District 16 champions defeated, 11-1, by Sherman Oaks in Section 2 Tournament. «Burbank Leader, Jul 15»
5
Three Try to Dig Into Jewel Store, Caught From Drain - The New …
BENGALURU:Three Bangladeshis who had dug a 12-foot tunnel over the last few days to burgle a jewellery store in J P Nagar I Phase were ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Police, Public Chase Down Jewel Thieves - The New Indian Express
Police, Public Chase Down Jewel Thieves. By Express News Service. Published: 18th July 2015 05:16 AM. Last Updated: 18th July 2015 05:16 AM. First name. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Festival of Golf's jewel event now a springboard to NSW Open …
And the club isn't wasting any time in trying to get the best players from up and down the east coast to Coffs Harbour for the club's jewel in the ... «Coffs Coast Advocate, Jul 15»
8
Doris Payne Allegedly Strikes Again: Police : People.com
Police Put Stores on High Alert After Suspecting Elderly Convicted Jewel Thief Has Struck Again. 0SHARES. Reprint. subscribe now. «People Magazine, Jul 15»
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A jewel in the woods: Libby Camps celebrates 125 years
VIDEO. A jewel in the woods: Libby Camps celebrates 125 years. Print this Print; E-mail this Email; Facebook this Share; Tweet this Tweet ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Twinkle Tush is the jewel designed to hang from your cat's tail
According to the company's website, Twinkle Tush is a jewel - attached to what appears to be a hairband - that is simply designed to hang from ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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