Gem vs. Jewel

Gem vs. Jewel — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Gem and Jewel

Gemnoun

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

Jewelnoun

A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

Gemnoun

(figuratively) Any precious or highly valued thing or person.

She's an absolute gem.

Jewelnoun

A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

Gemnoun

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

Jewelnoun

(figuratively) Anything considered precious or valuable.

Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
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Gemnoun

(obsolete) A gemma or leaf-bud.

Jewelnoun

A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.

Gemnoun

A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.

Jewelnoun

(entomology) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.

Gemnoun

(computing) A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.

Jewelnoun

(slang) The clitoris.

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Gemnoun

A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.

Jewelverb

To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

Gemverb

(transitive) To adorn with, or as if with, gems.

Jewelnoun

a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

Gemnoun

a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry;

he had the gem set in a ring for his wifeshe had jewels made of all the rarest stones

Jewelnoun

a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

Gemnoun

art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

Jewelverb

adorn or decorate with precious stones;

jeweled dresses

Gemnoun

a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

Gemnoun

a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

Gemnoun

a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry