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| carbon |
a chemical element found in all living things. Pure carbon occurs as diamond or graphite. It is also often found in compounds with other elements. (symbol: C) |
| class |
If a diamond is of a certain class, it is part of a type that is higher or lower in quality or rank than other types of diamonds. It may be of a shinier type or a heavier type, for example. A class is a group that is higher or lower in quality or rank compared with other groups of similar things. [1/5 definitions] |
| crystal |
A crystal is a solid substance, like a grain of salt or a diamond, whose structure has a repeating pattern of flat surfaces. These flat surfaces reflect light and can make the substance seem to shine when looked at from different directions. [1/2 definitions] |
| diamond |
a playing card of the diamond suit. [1/5 definitions] |
| fake |
If something is fake, it is made to look like something that it is not. A fake diamond, for example, is not really a diamond. If a tree is fake, it is not a real tree. Maybe it is made out of plastic or some other material that humans make. |
| genuine |
If something is genuine, it really is what people say it is. If a diamond is genuine, then it really is a diamond. [1/2 definitions] |
| infield |
a baseball diamond, the positions at the four corners of the diamond, or the people playing those positions as a group. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing, as, for example, when a man says that his wife is a diamond. |
| solitaire |
a single gem, such as a diamond or ruby, in a setting by itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| South Africa |
South Africa is a country in Africa. It is at the southern end of the continent of Africa. The Atlantic Ocean is on one side of South Africa, and the Indian Ocean is on the other. South Africa has many people and some very large cities. Most of South Africa is flat and a little dry, but the country is home to many animals, such as lions, leopards, giraffes, elephants, and buffalo. The land of South Africa has many important minerals. The country is famous for its diamond mines and gold mines. |
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