Gem

Definitions

1. Initialism of ground-effect machine.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. A native or resident of the American state of Idaho.
3. A ghost town in California.
4. A diminutive of the female given name Gemma.
5. A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
   countable, uncountable
6. Acronym of Graphite-Epoxy Motor.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
7. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
8. Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
9. A city in Kansas.
10. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.
    countable, uncountable
11. A gemma or leaf bud.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
12. A geometrid moth of the species Orthonama obstipata.
    countable, uncountable
13. A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
    countable, uncountable
14. A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
    obsolete, uncommon, uncountable
15. A strong, dominating pitching performance.
    countable, uncountable
16. Internet content of good quality.
    Internet, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

55 more languages

Afrikaansedelsteen

العربيةالحجر الكريمجوهرجوهرة

Българскисъкровище

བོད་སྐད།ཕྲ

Bosanskialemalem-kamendraguljperlatasалемалем-камендрагуљ+ 5 more

Catalàgemma

Češtinadrahokamklenot

Cymraeggem

Danskædelstenperle

Ελληνικάδιαμάντικόσμημαπετράδιπολύτιμος λίθος+ 1 more

Esperantogemojuvelo

Eestikalliskivi

فارسیگوهر

Suomihelmijalokivijalokivinen

Gaeilgeseoid

Gàidhligneamhnaid

Galegoxemaxoia

עבריתאבןאֶבֶן יְקָרָה

हिन्दीगुहरनगीनापत्थरमणिमनिरत्न+ 3 more

Hrvatskialemalem-kamendraguljperlatasалемалем-камендрагуљ+ 5 more

Magyardrágakő

Հայերենակգոհարթանկարժեք քար

Bahasa Indonesiamanikampermata

Íslenskagimsteinn

ItalianoChiccaGemmaperlapietra preziosa+ 1 more

日本語宝石玉珠珠玉琉琦琰瑠+ 5 more

ქართულიგანძიმარგალიტიპატიოსანი თვალიფერადი ქვაძვირფასი ქვა+ 2 more

ភាសាខ្មែរត្បូងមណី

한국어珠琨琿보석+ 1 more

Kurdîtas

Latinagemmagemmarius

Lietuviųbrangakmenis

Latviešudārgakmens

Македонскискапоцен камен

मराठीरत्न

Bahasa Melayupermata

မြန်မာရတနာ

Nederlandsedelsteen

Polskikamień szlachetnyklejnotkunsztykperłaskarb+ 2 more

پښتوغمی

Portuguêsgemapedra preciosapérola

Românăgemănestematăpiatră prețioasă

Русскийдрагоценностьдрагоценный каменьжемчужинасамоцвет+ 1 more

සිංහලමැණික

Slovenčinadrahokamklenot

Slovenščinadragulj

Српскиalemalem-kamendraguljperlatasалемалем-камендрагуљ+ 5 more

Svenskaädelstenguldklimpjuvel

Kiswahilijohari

Тоҷикӣгавҳар

ไทยจินดาพลอยรัตนชาติรัตน์+ 1 more

Türkçemücevhertaş

Українськадорогоці́нний ка́міньсамоцвіт

اردوجوہر

Tiếng Việtđá quýngọc玉

Examples

“And on her head she wore a tyre of gold, Adornd with gemmes and owches wondrous fayre, Whose passing price vneath was to be told;”

“Of six preceding ancestors, that gem, Conferr’d by testament to the sequent issue⟳, Hath it been owed and worn. This is his wife; That ring’s a thousand proofs.”

“[…] then silent Night With this her solemn Bird and this fair Moon, And these the Gemms of Heav’n, her starrie train⟳:”

“Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.”

“She's an absolute gem.”

“Standout “Hidden Knives” is the kind of new wave-leaning punk gem John Hughes would’ve loved, while “So Beneath You” is a teeth-baring, roiling tune⟳.”

“a gem of wit”

“c. 1668, John Denham (translator), Of Old Age by Cato the Elder, Part 3, in Poems and Translations, with The Sophy, London: H. Herringman, 4th edition, 1773, p. 35, Then from the Joynts of thy prolifick Stemm A swelling Knot is raised (call’d a Gemm)”

“Among the crooked Lanes, on every Hedge, / The Glow-Worm lights his Gem […].”

“1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. xcii, In about twelve days the sprouts from the gems of the planted cane are seen […]”

“2025, Associated Press⟳, Crochet gets 1st career shutout and complete⟳ game as Red Sox beat⟳ Rays for 9th straight win⟳ by Associated Press⟳, He didn’t walk⟳ a batter in his 100-pitch gem”

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