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crown jewels

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The historic royal regalia of a state.
    plural, plural-only
  2. The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.
    literally, plural, plural-only
  3. The male genitalia.
    euphemistic, plural, plural-only, slang

Equivalents

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Examples

“The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom are held in the Tower of London.”
“The crown jewels in the United Kingdom are heavily guarded and anyone trying to steal⟳ them will certainly have⟳ a hard time.”
“The whole crowd cringed as he got kicked in his crown jewels.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Crown land crown lease crown mammal crown molding crown of aberration Crown of Aragon

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