diamond

/'daiəmənd/

Thân thiện

The batter runs toward first base on the baseball diamond.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A very hard, valuable, and brilliant precious stone: A clear, crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance, often used in jewelry.
   • A geometric shape: A figure with four equal straight sides and two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhombus.
   • A playing card: A card belonging to the suit marked with one or more red, rhombus-shaped symbols.
   • A baseball field: The infield area bounded by the three bases and home plate.
   • A tool: A small, hard point (e.g., of diamond) used for cutting glass.

Examples of Usage

• As a precious stone:
  • She received a beautiful diamond engagement ring.
  • Diamond is the hardest known natural material.
• As a shape:
  • The kite was in the shape of a diamond.
  • Cut the paper into a diamond.
• As a playing card:
  • He played the ace of diamonds.
  • In this hand, diamonds are the trump suit.
• As a baseball field:
  • The players ran out onto the diamond for the start of the game.

Advanced Usage

• "A diamond in the rough": A person or thing with good qualities or potential but lacking polish, education, or refinement.
  • He's a bit unpolished in his manners, but he's a diamond in the rough.
• "Diamond cut diamond": Used to describe a situation where two equally sharp, cunning, or determined opponents are in conflict.
  • The negotiation was a case of diamond cut diamond, with neither side giving an inch.

Variants and Related Words

• Diamond-like (adj): Resembling a diamond in brilliance or hardness.
  • The coating was diamond-like in its durability.
• Diamonds (n, plural): The suit of playing cards marked with red rhombuses.
  • She had a strong hand full of diamonds.

Synonyms

• Gem: A precious or semi-precious stone, especially when cut and polished.
• Rhombus: A parallelogram with equal sides (the geometric term).
• Infield: The area within the baseball diamond (in a sporting context).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Diamond" is primarily a noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "A girl's best friend": A common cultural reference to diamonds, implying their high value and desirability.
  • For her birthday, he joked he was getting her "a girl's best friend."
• "Black diamond": A term for a very dark, opaque diamond or, in skiing, a symbol for an expert-level slope.
  • He only skis on black diamond trails.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the baseball playing field
2. the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
3. a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it
   • he led a small diamond
   • diamonds were trumps
4. a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
5. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
6. a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ball field
• baseball field
• baseball diamond
• infield
• rhombus
• rhomb
• adamant