| GEM abbr. ground-effect machine |
gem (j m)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. [Middle English gemme, from Old French, from Latin gemma; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.] |
gem [dʒɛm]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a precious or semiprecious stone used in jewellery as a decoration; jewel
2. a person or thing held to be a perfect example; treasure
3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 4 point
4. (Cookery) NZ a type of small sweet cake
vb gems, gemming, gemmed
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) (tr) to set or ornament with gems
[from Old French gemme, from Latin gemma bud, precious stone]
gemlike adj
gemmy adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gem - art highly prized for its beauty or perfection |
| 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"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 | |
| 4. |  gem - a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped panquick 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 jewelrycrown 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 |
gem
noun
1. precious stone, jewel, stone, semiprecious stone The mask is inset with emeralds and other gems.
Related words
adjective lapidary
adjective lapidary
Gemstones
adularia, agate, alexandrite, almandine, amazonite, amethyst, andalusite, andradite, aquamarine, aventurine, aventurin, or avanturine, balas, beryl, black opal, bloodstone, bone turquoise, cairngorm, carnelian, cat's-eye, chalcedony, chrysoberyl, chrysolite, chrysoprase, citrine, Colorado ruby, Colorado topaz, corundum, cymophane, demantoid, diamond, diopside, emerald, fire opal, garnet, girasol, girosol, or girasole, grossularite, hawk's-eye, helidor, heliotrope, hessonite, hiddenite, hyacinth, indicolite or indigolite, jacinth, jadeite or jade, jasper, jet, kunzite, lapis lazuli, liver opal, Madagascar aquamarine, melanite, moonstone, morganite, morion, moss agate, New Zealand greenstone, odontolite, onyx, opal, Oriental almandine, Oriental emerald, peridot, plasma, pyrope, quartz, rhodolite, rose quartz, rubellite, ruby, sapphire, sard or sardine, sardonyx, smoky quartz, Spanish topaz, spessartite, sphene, spinel, spodumene, staurolite, sunstone, titanite, topaz, topazolite, tourmaline, turquoise, uvarovite, vesuvianite, water sapphire, white sapphire, zircon Translations
gem [dʒem] N (= jewel) → joya f, alhaja f; (= stone) → piedra f preciosa or semipreciosa, gema f
I must read you this gem → tengo que leerte esto porque hace época
my cleaner is a gem → la señora que me hace la limpieza es una joya
I must read you this gem → tengo que leerte esto porque hace época
my cleaner is a gem → la señora que me hace la limpieza es una joya
gem [ˈdʒɛm] n
gem
n → Edelstein m; (cut also) → Juwel nt (geh); (fig: = person) → Juwel nt; (of collection etc) → Prachtstück or -exemplar nt; thanks Pat, you’re a gem → danke, Pat, du bist ein Schatz; that story is a real gem → die Geschichte ist Spitzenklasse (inf) → or einmalig gut; every one a gem (inf) → einer besser als der andere; a gem of a book/painting (= splendid) → ein meisterhaftes Buch/Gemälde; she’s a gem of a girl/writer → sie ist ein reizendes Mädchen/eine hervorragende Schriftstellerin
gem [dʒɛm] n → gemma, pietra preziosa (fig) (person) → gioiello, perla
I must read you this gem (fam) → senti questa perla
gem [dʒɛm] n → gemma, pietra preziosa (fig) (person) → gioiello, perla
I must read you this gem (fam) → senti questa perla
I must read you this gem (fam) → senti questa perla
gem [dʒɛm] n → gemma, pietra preziosa (fig) (person) → gioiello, perla
I must read you this gem (fam) → senti questa perla
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 (특히 깎아서 다듬은) 보석, 보옥 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 아름다운 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 gemstone
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 보석(의 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 寶石或半寶石(尤指原石) коштовний камінь قیمتی پتھر đá quý 经雕琢的宝石
GEM → حجر كريم drahokam ædelsten Edelstein πολύτιμος λίθος piedra preciosa jalokivi pierre précieuse dragi kamen gemma 宝石 보석 edelsteen edelstein klejnot pedra preciosa драгоценный камень ädelsten เพชรพลอย mücevher viên ngọc 宝石
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