gem
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
something likened to or prized as such a stone because of its beauty or worth: His painting was the gem of the collection.
a person held in great esteem or affection.
British Printing. a 4-point type of a size between brilliant and diamond.
Jewelry. noting perfection or very high quality: gem color; a gem ruby.
Origin of gem
1Other words for gem
Other words from gem
- gemless, adjective
- gemlike, adjective
Words Nearby gem
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How to use gem in a sentence
Year 3 of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, the franchise’s prized gems by way of The Process, is in the books.
Can The Sixers Find A Way To Win It All With Embiid And Simmons? | James L. Jackson | September 28, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightYou’re finding gems that you know you’ll treasure forever, that are unique, interesting, well-made, and delightful.
The CEO striving to make vintage, secondhand clothing as popular as fast fashion | Rachel King | September 6, 2020 | FortuneAnother hidden gem — though it’s technically in Lewes — is The Station on Kings.
He’d displayed his gems to his street, arrayed at the head of the garage, facing the road.
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Baby cigarette “No worry of cancer with this cigarette costume,” the description for this gem reads.
Sexy Ebola Nurse & More of the Year’s Worst Halloween Costumes | Kevin Fallon | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTake for instance this gem of a story written about the horrific Baltimore fire of 1904.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire | H.L. Mencken | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Garnet Café, named for Idaho's state gem, really is precious.
Spaghetti for Breakfast?! Not So Crazy at This Idaho Farm Café | Jane & Michael Stern | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet another example is Belle Isle, a gorgeous 982-acre gem floating in the Detroit River.
Its name may sound dreary, but the Chambre du Commerce is considered a classical gem, dating back to 1878.
Each picture bore a label, giving a true description of the once-honoured gem.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsSusy—our Susy—is the cause of this miracle of beauty in the midst of misery; this glowing gem in a setting of ugliness.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneBefore each guest stood a tiny glass that looked and sparkled like a garnet gem.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinBlind—blind—blind that I was, not to remember that the love of a pure true-hearted woman was a gem beyond price.
By Birth a Lady | George Manville FennShe wore a kind of sark of shadowy black veil, sewn over with sparkling bits of gem.
Valley of the Croen | Lee Tarbell
British Dictionary definitions for gem
/ (dʒɛm) /
a precious or semiprecious stone used in jewellery as a decoration; jewel
a person or thing held to be a perfect example; treasure
a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 4 point
NZ a type of small sweet cake
(tr) to set or ornament with gems
Origin of gem
1Derived forms of gem
- gemlike, adjective
- gemmy, adjective
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