gem

gem  (jm)

n.

1. A pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament.

2.

a. Something that is valued for its beauty or perfection: a little gem of a book.

b. A beloved or highly prized person.

3. A type of muffin.

tr.v. gemmed, gem·ming, gems

To adorn with or as if with precious or semiprecious stones.

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[Middle English gemme, from Old French, from Latin gemma; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]

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gem

Noun

1. a precious stone used for decoration Related adjective lapidary

2. a person or thing regarded as precious or special: a perfect gem of a hotel [Latin gemma bud, precious stone]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gem - art highly prized for its beauty or perfection treasure art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
	2.	gem - 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" gemstone, stone jewellery, jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) cabochon - a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets crystal - a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure opaque gem - a gemstone that is opaque transparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
	3.	gem - a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry jewel individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	gem - a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan muffin quick bread - breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking bran muffin - muffin containing bran corn muffin - cornbread muffin popover - light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup
	5.	gem - a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry jewel, precious stone crown jewel - a precious stone that is a valuable part of a sovereign's regalia jewellery, jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) solitaire - a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself diamond - a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem ruby - a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem pearl - a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel emerald - a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem sapphire - a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

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gem

noun 1. precious stone, jewel, stone, semiprecious stone

noun 2. treasure, pick, prize, jewel, flower, pearl, masterpiece, paragon, humdinger (slang) taonga N.Z.

Translations

gem [dʒɛm] n → gema, piedra preciosa;

(fig) → joya

gem [dʒɛm] n → pierre précieuse

gem [dʒɛm] n → Edelstein m;

she/the house is a gem (fig) → sie/das Haus ist ein Juwel;

a gem of an idea → eine ausgezeichnete Idee

gem [dʒɛm] n → gemma

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gem

n gem [dʒem]

1 a precious stone especially when cut into a particular shape, eg for a ring or necklace. juweel جَوْهَرَه، حَجَر كَريم скъпоцeнен камък drahokam smykkesten; ædelsten der Edelstein πολύτιμος λίθος gema, piedra preciosa gemm, vääriskivi جواهر jalokivi pierre précieuse אֶבֶן יְקָרָה मणि dragulj drágakő, ékkő batu mulia gimsteinn, skrautsteinn gemma, pietra preziosa 宝石 보석 brangakmenis dārgakmens permata edelsteen edelstein kamień szlachetny pedra preciosa gemă, piatră preţioasă драгоценный камень drahokam dragulj dragi kamen ädelsten, juvel อัญมณี kıymetli taş 寶石 самоцвіт قیمتی نگینہ ngọc 宝石

2 anything or anyone thought to be especially good This picture is the gem of my collection. skat تُحْفَة، أفضَل شيء съкровище klenot smykke; skat das Glanzstück κόσμημα, στολίδι (μτφ.) joya pärl بهترین در نوع خود helmi joyau “פְּנִינָה” सबसे शानदार dragulj legszebb darabja (kollekciónak) permata gersemi gioiello, gemma 逸品 보석처럼 귀중한 것 perlas dārgums yang terbaik juweel perle, praktstykke ozdoba jóia bijuterie жемчужина klenot biser biser pärla, dyrgrip คนที่มีค่าที่สุด kıymetli parça 珍寶 коштовна річ; перлина بڑی خوبیوں والا شخص یا شے cái gì quý 珍宝

n ˈgemstone

a precious or semi-precious stone especially before it is cut into shape. edelsteen حَجَر كَريم скъпоценен камък drahý kámen, (polo)drahokam smykkesten; ædelsten der Edelstein πετράδι piedra preciosa kalliskivi سنگ جواهر jalokivi pierre gemme אֶבֶן חֵן मणि पत्थर dragi kamen drágakő batu permata gimsteinn pietra preziosa 原石 보석의 원석 brangakmenis dārgakmens batu permata edelsteen edelstein, smykkestein kamień szlachetny pedra preciosa (pia­­tră) gemă (полу)драгоценный камень (polo)drahokam drag kamen dragi kamen ädelsten เพชรพลอย kıymetli taş 經雕琢的寶石 коштовний камінь قیمتی پتھر đá quý 经雕琢的宝石