(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.

(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. / A gemstone made from this mineral.

made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds. / of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary. / of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary. / (slang) First-rate; excellent.

to adorn with or as if with diamonds

(printing, dated) The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+¹⁄₂-point.

(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron). / Having slanted or oblique lines or markings. / Having a slanted or oblique direction.

(geometry) A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon. / (geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another. / (fashion) A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides.

A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). / A clock face. / A sundial.

(transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial. / (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.

The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel. / (collective) The Jews so dispersed. / (by extension) A similar dispersion.