Gem

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament.
  • n. Something that is valued for its beauty or perfection: a little gem of a book.
  • n. A beloved or highly prized person.
  • n. A type of muffin.
  • v. To adorn with or as if with precious or semiprecious stones.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
  • n. any precious or highly valued thing or person
  • n. a gemma or leaf-bud
  • n. a type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata
  • n. A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
  • v. To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A bud.
  • n. A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel.
  • n. 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.
  • v. To put forth in the form of buds.
  • v. To adorn with gems or precious stones.
  • v. To embellish or adorn, as with gems.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bud; especially, a leaf-bud. See gemma, 1.
  • n. A precious stone of any kind, as the diamond, ruby, topaz, emerald, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornamental purposes; a jewel.
  • n. Something likened to a gem; a beautiful, splendid, or costly object.
  • n. In entomology, the small geometrid moth Camptogramma fluviata: an English collectors' name.
  • To put forth in buds; bud.
  • To adorn with gems, jewels, or precious stones.
  • To bespangle; embellish or adorn as if with gems: as, foliage gemmed with dewdrops.
  • n. The name given by English type-founders to a body of type that is intermediate between brilliant and diamond.
  • n. A cake made with flour or corn meal, sometimes sweetened, and usually baked in a sheet of small, shallow pans.
  • To exploit in searching for gems; search for gems in: as, the right to gem a river or a tract of land.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
  • n. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
  • n. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
  • n. a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
  • n. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
  • Verb Form
    gemmed    gemming    gems   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody    Art    fine art   
    Variant
    gemming    gemmed   
    Form
    gemmed    gemming   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bud    jewel    stony    solitaire    scarab    hyacinth    diamond    ruby    sardine    sapphire   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Am    Clem    Em    Fm    Jem    M    M.    Pm    Rem    alem   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    jewel    ornament    bead    jewelry    treasure    necklace    painting    gold    coin    tapestry