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
The cuffs of the dress’ long sleeves included the same gem embellishments too.—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025 Most of the products allow the shopper ample choice to create one-of-a-kind pieces — with options for chain length, metal type, specific gems, and even personalization with names, fingerprints, and initials.—Madison Yauger, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Twists and turns happen from there, and the soundtrack is laced with Tropicália gems from the 1970s.—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025 Consider this Tata Harper gem the fountain of youth in oil form.—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 29 Nov. 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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