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How to pronounce gem in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms jewel, precious stone
Type of jewelry, jewellery
Has types sapphire, solitaire, pearl, emerald, crown jewel, diamond, ruby
Type Words
Synonyms jewel
Type of somebody, person, soul, individual, mortal, someone
Type Words
Synonyms gemstone, stone
Type of crystal
Has types transparent gem, cabochon, opaque gem


he had the gem set in a ring for his wife.
Type Words
Synonyms treasure
Type of art, fine art
Type Words
Synonyms muffin
Type of quick bread
Has types popover, corn muffin, bran muffin

Examples of gem

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The 15-story building is a gem and is expected to get city landmark designation.
From the suntimes.com
Today the Patriots play in a sparkling gem that's regarded as the league's best.
From the boston.com
So have the literary editors of the nationals carelessly ignored a literary gem?
From the telegraph.co.uk
Of course, one person's gem of popular content is another person's crappy video.
From the techcrunch.com
Somehow, this little gem is being released tomorrow as an exception to the rule.
From the washingtontimes.com
The Red Wings draft well, finding one gem after another, particularly in Europe.
From the dailyherald.com
About 12.3 percent of Americans are considered entrepreneurs by the GEM measure.
From the washingtonpost.com
This sunny record sounds like a forgotten gem of an LP from late-'70s Nashville.
From the denverpost.com
The resort itself, which offers much more than just golf, is a Hill Country gem.
From the chron.com
More examples
  • Art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
  • A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
  • Jewel: a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
  • Muffin: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
  • Jewel: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
  • RubyGems is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries (in a self-contained format called a "gem"), a tool designed to easily manage the installation of gems, and a server for distributing them. ...
  • GEM is the third album from Beni Arashiro on label Avex Trax. This album has 2 versions: a CD-only version and a CD+DVD version. The DVD contains all of the promoting videos and a CECIL McBEE trailer. ...
  • The Gem was an automobile manufactured in both Jackson, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan by the Gem Motor Car Company from 1917 to 1919. ...
  • GEM is a band from Utrecht, The Netherlands. The five-piece, founded in 2003, plays energetic rock, mixing grit with melody. GEM has released two albums of which Escapades (2006) is the newest.