gem (n.)

  1. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

    [ Syn: treasure ]

  2. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; he had the gem set in a ring for his wife; she had jewels made of all the rarest stones

    [ Syn: gemstone , stone ]

  3. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

    [ Syn: jewel ]

  4. a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

    [ Syn: muffin ]

  5. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

    [ Syn: jewel , precious stone ]

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