gem
/d͡ʒɛm/
Dictionary
noun
- A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
- Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
"She's an absolute gem."
- 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.
"a gem of wit"
- A gemma or leaf-bud.
- A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.
- A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
- A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
verb
- To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
Synonyms:begem
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