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jool

jool is the alternative form of jhool.

jool is the pronunciation spelling of jewel.

Meaning of jhool

Noun

jhool (plural jhools)

  1. (India) The saddlecloth, housings or trappings for an elephant, horse, or other domesticated animal.

Meaning of jewel

Noun

jewel (plural jewels)

  1. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
  2. A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
    • Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great.1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  3. (figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
    • Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
  4. A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
  5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
  6. (slang) The clitoris.
    • The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel.2008, Another Time, Another Place: Five Novellas

See all 10 meanings of jewel

Forms of jool

pluraljools

Questions about jool

What is jool the alternative form of?
Jool is the alternative form of jhool.

Words near jool in the dictionary

  1. jooker
  2. jookers
  3. jooking
  4. Jookraine
  5. jooks
  6. jool
  7. joola
  8. joolah
  9. joolahs
  10. joolas
  11. jools

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jool (page history and authors); jhool (page history and authors); jewel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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