Definitions for Emerald

Emerald em·er·ald

Spelling: [em-er-uh ld, em-ruh ld]
IPA: /ˈɛm ər əld, ˈɛm rəld/

Emerald is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in Emerald (adeelmr).

Definitions for Emerald

noun

  1. a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
  2. emerald green.
  3. Printing. (in Britain) a 6½-point type of a size between nonpareil and minion.
  4. Ornithology. any of numerous small bright green hummingbirds of the genus Chlorostilbon.

adjective

  1. having a clear, deep-green color.

Origin of Emerald

1250-1300; Middle English emeraude, emeralde Anglo-French, Old French esmeraude, esmeralde, esmeragde Latin smaragdus Greek smáragdos; probably ultimately Semitic b-r-q shine (≫ Sanskrit marā

Examples for Emerald

My first week in Tel Aviv was one meeting followed by another, affording little time to enjoy this emerald by the sea of a city.

Most notably is the Bulgari collar, part of Taylor's "emerald Suite" collection, which sold for $6.5 million in 2011.

But they had not quit and here they now were as the emerald Society Pipes and Drums came into the Garden.

Also introduced the brogue and the shamrock into the emerald Isle.

There 's scarce a snake of any size hasn't an emerald or splice of gold in him.

We were soon in bed, and at ten o'clock started for emerald and Springsure.

It lies between the Duke's and Squire Hillcrist's—an emerald isle.

In April, the 19-year-old brunette in an emerald gown was crowned Miss Honduras.

At emerald, the rail to Springsure branches off from the main line to Barceldine.

Diana found to have Irish ancestry - so will William, Kate and baby George now visit the emerald Isle?

Word Value for Emerald
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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