Noun
The house is a gem of colonial architecture.
He pitched a gem of a game.
Her most recent novel is a real gem.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Her first collection, released a couple of months ago, included 11 press-on designs featuring as many as 300 gems.—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 May 2024 For a gorgeous waterfront view of the city, Rusty Pelican offers a cultural blend of sushi, seafood brunch and lunch dishes, birria dishes, and many more gems on the menu.—Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for gem
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English gemme, from Anglo-French, from Latin gemma bud, gem
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