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crown jewels

crown jewels noun: the jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc. Also the plural of crown jewel.

Noun

crown jewels pl (plural only)

  1. (literally, plural, plural-only) The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.
    • The crown jewels in the United Kingdom are heavily guarded and anyone trying to steal them will certainly have a hard time.
  2. (euphemistic, plural, plural-only, slang) The male genitalia.
    • The whole crowd cringed as he got kicked in his crown jewels.
    Synonyms:
    family jewels

Proper noun capitalized: Crown Jewels

the Crown Jewels pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The historic royal regalia of a state.
    • The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom are held in the Tower of London.

Also used as

crown jewels is also the plural of crown jewel.

Synonyms of crown jewels

Words formed from crown jewels

Questions about crown jewels

What does crown jewels mean?
Crown jewels means the jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.
What part of speech is crown jewels?
Crown jewels can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near crown jewels in the dictionary

  1. crown immunity
  2. crown imperial
  3. crown imperials
  4. crown it all
  5. crown jewel
  6. crown jewels
  7. crown land
  8. crown lands
  9. crown lease
  10. crown leases
  11. crown mammal

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