gem
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1.3
- noun
- /dʒɛm/
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gema
- From it hung a single, oval gem that shimmered with blue, green, orange, and gold fires.
- precious gem
- a rare gem
- gems and minerals
Ah yes, when I go robbing bodies I take gems, watches and matches.
- Ah yes, when I go robbing bodies I take gems, watches and matches.
- It's decorated with gold and set with gems and Roman gems and intaglios.
- It's all about the gem trade between all of these islands.
- I've got like this little almost like triangle gem thing here.
- And then it's got these like fake plastic gems like stuck onto it.
- While at first glance this Royal Oak appears to be gem set, it's not.
- There's no building stone brought to that place, only a single gem through which the passageways are cut.
- There's this choker, which is gold and it's got a green gem on it.
- It's the, you know, the gems that you find inside that.
Examples
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Besides being Hawaii's official state gem, black coral shelters fish communities that support endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
Academic text (2009) -
I'm quite sure all your gems will be returned.
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It's all about the gem trade between all of these islands.
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It's like a beautiful Emerald's gem in here.
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You know, Jeanette, even the most perfect gem cannot compare to your beauty.
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We paid, high with the excitement of finding such gems and spending so little.
Fiction book (1998) -
As she poured, a few dark gems winked on her fingers.
Fiction book (1993) -
£60 and sixpence for this rare gem.
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The jeweler displayed a stunning array of gems in his shop window, each cut and polished to perfection.
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She wore a necklace adorned with a rare gem that sparkled beautifully in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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1.8
A precious or less valuable stone cut and polished for use in jewelry
75
4.5
A hard, shiny gem cut and polished for jewelry
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3.3
A hard, shiny stone cut and polished for use in jewelry
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3.4
A rare valuable gem like a diamond used in jewelry
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Etymology
Gem comes from the Latin gemma, which meant a 'bud' and later a small 'jewel', like a tiny treasure. That's why a gem today is a small, precious stone used in jewelry.