gemnoun [ C ]
uk/dʒem/us/dʒem/gem noun [ C ] (JEWEL)
also gemstone a jewel (= precious stone), especially when cut into a particular regular shape
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Jewellery
- badge
- bead
- beaded
- bindi
- bling
- charm bracelet
- choker
- clip-on
- coronet
- crown
- filigree
- fob
- knuckleduster
- paste
- pearl
- precious stone
- semiprecious
- tiepin
- trinket
- wedding ring
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gem noun [ C ] (VERY GOOD)
someone or something that is very good, pleasing, or useful:
He's a real gem - you'd be a fool to break up with him.
The coffee house is a hidden gem (= something that not a lot of people know about).
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People having good qualities
- advertisement
- altruism
- angel
- be the salt of the earth idiom
- brick
- bunch
- dear
- enchant
- enchantress
- jewel
- not be as black as you are painted idiom
- paragon
- poppet
- rough diamond
- saint
- salt
- softie
- sweetheart
- sweetie
- treasure
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Good and excellent things