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diamond

/ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/noun2 syllables

Diamond means: a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram.

Synonyms for diamond8

noun, as in a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

rhombus, rhomb

noun, as in the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

baseball diamond, infield

noun, as in the baseball playing field

ball field, baseball field

noun, as in very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

also used for diamond

diamantine

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What does diamond mean?6

noun

1

a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

2

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

3

the baseball playing field

4

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

5

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

6

a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it“he led a small diamond”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Diamond in a sentence

  • Diamond is the hardest mineral, talcum is the softest.ariarin
  • An apple is a fruit, and a diamond is a precious stone.carlosalberto
  • Elma considers herself the owner, but the diamond belongs to her sister.carlosalberto
  • What's diamond is diamond, what's flint is flint.sabretou
  • When she returned to her room, the diamond ring was gone.CK
  • A card deck consists of four suits: diamonds, hearts, clubs and spades.AlanF_US
  • The ring sports three diamonds, each equaling one tenth of a carat.papabear
  • The icebergs took the most wonderful shapes, and sparkled like diamonds.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of diamond

as a noun

plural
diamonds