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rhinestones

/ˈraɪnstoʊnz/

Meanings
noun
An artificial diamond, strass.

Examples :

"Lucinda sewed rhinestones into her scarf to add a bit of flair."
appearance material style

Related Words

Illustration scarf

scarf noun

/skɑːf/ /skɑːɹf/

A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

"She wore a colorful scarf to keep her neck warm on the cold walk to school. "

Illustration bit

bit noun

/bɪt/

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

"A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth."

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration flair

flair noun

/flɛə̯/ /flɛɚ̯/

A natural or innate talent or aptitude.

"to have a flair for art"

Illustration artificial

artificial adjective

/ɑː(ɹ)təˈfɪʃəl/

Man-made; of artifice.

"The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration into

into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration add

add noun

/æd/

An act or instance of adding.

"The add to the grocery list was crucial for not forgetting the milk. "

Illustration diamond

diamond noun

/ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd/

A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.

"The saw is coated with diamond."

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Illustration sewed

sewed verb

/ˈsəʊd/ /ˈsoʊd/

To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

"Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay."

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."