Gem - Definition
gem
n 1: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: gem,
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: gem, gemstone,
stone]
3: a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of
jewelry [syn: jewel, gem]
4: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: muffin,
gem]
5: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of
jewelry [syn: jewel, gem, precious stone]