gems
noun
- 1
A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
- 2
Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
“She's an absolute gem.”
- 3
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”
- 4
A gemma or leaf-bud.
- 5
A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.
- 6
A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
- 7
A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
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verb
- 1
To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
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