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The Meaning of diamond
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(n.) A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.
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(n.) A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge.
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(n.) One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond.
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(n.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for ornament in lines or groups.
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(n.) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having the bases at its angles.
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(n.) The smallest kind of type in English printing, except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen.
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(a.) Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field.
Synonyms
adamant
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rhombus
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rhomb
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baseball diamond
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infield
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ball field
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baseball field
Antonyms
outfield
Homophones
dimond
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dymond
Rhymes
dimond
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dymond