Noun
The house is a gem of colonial architecture.
He pitched a gem of a game.
Her most recent novel is a real gem.
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Noun
His biggest songs have included numerous motivational gems about getting back to the basics.—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2025 The allegation is that Wright and two older men went into Tokyo’s upmarket Harry Winston jewellery store, posing as customers, before one of them attacked a 47-year-old security guard and hammers were used to smash an octagonal glass display cabinet containing precious gems.—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
Consider this Tata Harper gem the fountain of youth in oil form.—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 29 Nov. 2022 Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have also laid claim to gem as well, which was the possession of many rulers, including India’s Mughal emperors, before coming into the hands of the British monarchy.—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for gem
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Etymology
Noun
Middle English gemme, from Anglo-French, from Latin gemma bud, gem
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