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Definitions for Gem

[1] a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
[2] something likened to or prized as such a stone because of its beauty or worth: His painting was the gem of the collection.
[3] a person held in great esteem or affection.
[4] muffin(def 1) .
[5] British Printing . a 4-point type of a size between brilliant and diamond.
[6] to adorn with or as with gems; begem.
[7] Jewelry . noting perfection or very high quality: gem color; a gem ruby.
[8] a precious or semiprecious stone used in jewellery as a decoration; jewel
[9] a person or thing held to be a perfect example; treasure
[10] a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 4 point
[11] NZ a type of small sweet cake
[12] (tr) to set or ornament with gems

Words related to Gem

stone, jewelry, jewel, ornament, masterpiece, hardware, trump, glass, pick, paragon, nonpareil, pearl, rock, bauble, prize, sparkler

Words nearby Gem

gelsolin, gelt, geländeläufer, geländesprung, gelée, gem, gem iron, gem state, gemara, gematria, gemayel

Origin of Gem

1275–1325; Middle English gemme < Old French < Latin gemma bud, jewel; replacing Middle English yimme, Old English gim(m ) < Latin

Other words from Gem

gem·less , adjective
gem·like , adjective

Word origin for Gem

C14: from Old French gemme, from Latin gemma bud, precious stone

Synonyms for Gem

hardware, jewel, jewelry, masterpiece, ornament, stone, bauble, glass, nonpareil, paragon, pearl, pick, prize, rock, sparkler, trump