gem
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
She's an absolute gem.
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(countable, uncountable)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
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A gemma or leaf bud.
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)
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 […]
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(countable, uncountable)A geometrid moth of the species Orthonama obstipata.
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(countable, uncountable)(computing) A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
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(obsolete, uncommon, uncountable)(uncountable, printing, uncommon, obsolete) A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
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(countable, uncountable)(baseball) A strong, dominating pitching performance.
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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(Internet, countable, uncountable)(Internet slang) Internet content of good quality.
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
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Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from *gimmu (gem) and Old French gemme (gem), both from Latin gemma (a swelling bud; jewel, gem). gemma Gemma.