jade
IPA: dʒˈeɪd
noun
- A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
- A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
- A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.
- A horse too old to be put to work.
- (especially derogatory) A bad-tempered or disreputable woman.
- A female given name from English.
verb
- To fatigue, tire, or weary (someone or something).
- (obsolete) To treat (someone or something) like a jade; to spurn.
- (obsolete) To make (someone or something) contemptible and ridiculous.
adjective
- Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
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Examples of "jade" in Sentences
- I overwrote the jade with the blue.
- You are right, my opinion is jaded.
- Nephrite jade also occurs in this area.
- The throwing of the dice is done with a jade.
- He is jaded by the job and is utterly corrupt.
- Nephrite and jadeite are collectively known as jade.
- Hatred of the government gave way to a jaded contempt.
- Jade is also the state gemstone of the State of Wyoming.
- It quickly replaced nephrite as the imperial variety of jade.
- It's easy to be jaded and think that it represent the state of the whole.
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