Noun: diamond dI-mund
- Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
"The engagement ring featured a brilliant diamond in a platinum setting";
- adamant [archaic]
- A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
"The engagement ring featured a brilliant-cut diamond"
- (baseball) the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
"The groundskeeper meticulously maintained the baseball diamond before each game";
- baseball diamond, infield
- The baseball playing field
"Fans filled the stands surrounding the diamond";
- ball field, baseball field
- A parallelogram with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles
"The kite had a diamond shape";
- rhombus, rhomb
- A playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it
"he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"
Derived forms: diamonds
Type of: athletic field, atomic number 6, C, carbon, field, gem, jewel, parallelogram, parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, pitch [Brit], playing area, playing card, playing field, precious stone, tract, transparent gem
Part of: ballpark [N. Amer], minor suit, park
Encyclopedia: Diamond, Milton