diamond
diamond is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge.
- 2.One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond.
- 3.(Arch.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for ornament in lines or groups.
- 4.(Baseball) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having the bases at its angles.
- 5.(Print.) The smallest kind of type in English printing, except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen. Note: * This line is printed in the type called Diamond. Black diamond, coal; (Min.) See Carbonado. -- Bristol diamond. See Bristol stone, under Bristol. -- Diamond beetle (Zoöl.), a large South American weevil (Entimus imperialis), remarkable for its splendid luster and colors, due to minute brilliant scales. -- Diamond bird (Zoöl.), a small Australian bird (Pardalotus punctatus, family Ampelidæ.). It is black, with white spots. -- Diamond drill (Engin.), a rod or tube the end of which is set with black diamonds; -- used for perforating hard substances, esp. for boring in rock. -- Diamond finch (Zoöl.), a small Australian sparrow, often kept in a cage. Its sides are black, with conspicuous white spots, and the rump is bright carmine. -- Diamond groove (Iron Working), a groove of V-section in a roll. -- Diamond mortar (Chem.), a small steel mortar used for pulverizing hard substances. -- Diamond-point tool, a cutting tool whose point is diamond-shaped. -- Diamond snake (Zoöl.), a harmless snake of Australia (Morelia spilotes); the carpet snake. -- Glazier's diamond, a small diamond set in a glazier's tool, for cutting glass.
- 6.Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accusation
- all
- almost
- among
- amusement
- and
- angel
- anniversary
- another
- arch
- artillery
- back
- beau
- benefactor
- between
- bit
- biter
- blow
- blue
- bonfire
- brick
- calf
- can
- cap
- catch
- celebrate
- celebrated
- celebration
- ceremony
- chair
- china
- coin
- comes
- commemorate
- commemoration
- commemorative
- community
- compensation
- compliment
- coronation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is diamond.
- What is a geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge called?
- What is one of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond called?
- What is a pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for ornament in lines or groups called?
- What is the infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having the bases at its angles called?
- What is resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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