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Gem

Gem Meaning & Definition
Gem Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gem?

[n] art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
[n] a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
[n] a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
[n] a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
[n] a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gem: gemstone | jewel | jewel | muffin | precious stone | stone | treasure

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gem: acceptable person | anklet | armlet | bagel | bangle | bead | beads | bejewel | beribbon | beset | bespangle | bialy | bialystoker | bijou | boast | bracelet | breastpin | brooch | bun | capital fellow | catch | chain | chaplet | charm | chatelaine | circle | clover-leaf roll | coffee cake | coronet | cream | crescent roll | croissant | cross bun | crown | crumpet | crystal | Danish | Danish pastry | diadem | diamond | earring | elite | English muffin | engrave | feather | figure | filigree | find | flag | flounce | flower | fob | garland | gem stone | gentleman | godsend | good fellow | good lot | good man | good person | good sort | good thing | good woman | hard roll | honest man | hot cross bun | ideal | illuminate | jewel | kaiser roll | lady | locket | marvel | masterpiece | mensch | muffin | necklace | nonpareil | nose ring | onion roll | paint | Parker House roll | pearl | perfect gentleman | perfect lady | persona grata | pick | pin | pinwheel roll | plum | plume | popover | precious stone | pride | pride and joy | prince | prize | quintessence | real man | rhinestone | ribbon | right sort | ring | roll | rough diamond | scone | semiprecious stone | soft roll | spangle | stickpin | stone | tiara | tinsel | torque | treasure | trophy | trouvaille | wampum | windfall | winner | worthy | wreathe | wristband | wristlet | Yorkshire pudding

See Also | art | bran muffin | cabochon | corn muffin | crystal | diamond | emerald | fine art | human | individual | jewellery | jewellery | jewelry | jewelry | mortal | opaque gem | pearl | person | popover | quick bread | ruby | sapphire | solitaire | somebody | someone | soul | transparent gem

Gem In Webster's Dictionary

\Gem\, n. [OE. gemme precious stone, F. gemme, fr. L. gemma a precious stone, bud.] 1. (Bot.) A bud. From the joints of thy prolific stem A swelling knot is raised called a gem. --Denham. 2. A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel. --Milton. 3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying. {Artificial gem}, an imitation of a gem, made of glass colored with metallic oxide. Cf. {Paste}, and {Strass}.
\Gem\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gemming}] 1. To put forth in the form of buds. ``Gemmed their blossoms.'' [R.] --Milton. 2. To adorn with gems or precious stones. 3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops. England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces. --W. Irving.

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