Diamond | Mean of diamond in English Dictionary

/ˈdaɪmənd/

• Noun
• a very hard usually colorless stone that is a form of carbon and is used especially in jewelry
1. a necklace studded with diamonds and rubies
2. Her husband gave her a diamond [=a diamond ring] for her birthday.
3. The ruby was surrounded by a ring of diamond.
4. a diamond mine/ring
• a shape that is formed by four equal straight lines and that has two opposite angles that are smaller than a right angle and two opposite angles that are larger than a right angle
1. The children cut the fabric into diamonds.
• a playing card that is marked with a red diamond shape
1. one heart, two diamonds, and two clubs

• the suit in a deck of playing cards that is marked by red diamond shapes
1. He played the queen of diamonds.
• the part of a baseball field that includes the area within and around the three bases and home plate
1. The infielders warmed up by throwing the ball around the diamond.
• the entire playing field in baseball
1. It's sad to see the town's old baseball diamond deserted.
• of or relating to the 60th or 75th anniversary of an important event (such as a marriage)
1. The couple celebrated their diamond (wedding) anniversary a few months ago. = (Brit) They celebrated their diamond wedding.
2. the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897