# diamonds

Pronunciation: say "DY-muhndz" /ˈdaɪ(ə)məndz/

## Noun

1. Plural of diamond. — plural of diamond
   - Simple: Plural of diamond. Use this form when talking about more than one diamond.
   - _The jeweler appraised the diamonds before the auction began._
   - _Miners spent weeks sifting the gravel for diamonds._
2. One of the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards, marked by a red rhombus symbol (♦).
   - Simple: One of the four suits in a deck of cards, shown by a red ♦ shape.
   - _The contract depended on how the diamonds were split between the two hands._
   - _He trumped her ace because diamonds were the chosen trump suit._
3. A slang term for the testicles. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A slang word for the testicles.
   - _He clutched his diamonds after the ball struck him below the belt._
   - _A stray elbow caught him right in the diamonds during the scrum._

## Verb

4. Third-person singular simple present indicative of diamond. — third-person singular simple present indicative of diamond
   - Simple: The form of diamond used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Rain diamonds the spider web strung across the porch._
   - _Sunlight diamonds the surface of the lake at dawn._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/diamonds (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).