1. precious stones, especially when cut and polished or set in jewelry
2. pieces of jewelry containing precious stones
3. people or things that are highly valued or treasured
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The crown was decorated with diamonds and other precious jewels.
• She kept her grandmother’s jewels in a safe deposit box.
• The museum displayed ancient jewels from Egyptian tombs.
• Her collection of jewels was worth millions of dollars.
• The thieves stole jewels from the jewelry store.
• These students are the jewels of our school.
• The rare books were considered jewels of the library’s collection.