precious stone (noun)
1precious stone — noun count a valuable stone such as a DIAMOND or RUBY, used for making jewelry …
2precious stone — ► NOUN ▪ a highly attractive and valuable piece of mineral, used in jewellery …
3precious stone — noun a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry • Syn: ↑jewel, ↑gem • Derivationally related forms: ↑jeweler (for: ↑jewel), ↑jeweller (for: ↑ …
4precious stone — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms precious stone : singular precious stone plural precious stones a valuable stone such as a diamond or ruby, used for making jewellery …
5precious stone — noun (C) a rare and valuable jewel such as a diamond or an emerald 1 compare semiprecious …
6ˌprecious ˈstone — noun [C] a valuable stone such as a DIAMOND or RUBY …
7precious stone — noun Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry …
8precious stone — noun a highly attractive and valuable piece of mineral, used especially in jewellery …
9precious stone — /prɛʃəs ˈstoʊn/ (say preshuhs stohn) noun a gem distinguished for its beauty and rarity, used in jewellery, etc …
10stone — noun 1) someone threw a stone Syn: rock, pebble, boulder 2) a precious stone Syn: gem, gemstone, jewel; informal rock, sparkler 3) a peach stone Syn …
