What is "gem"

Gem \Gem\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gemming]

1. To put forth in the form of buds. ``Gemmed their blossoms.'' [R.]
   --Milton.

2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.

3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.

   England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.
   --W. Irving.

Gem \Gem\, n. [OE. gemme precious stone, F. gemme, fr. L. gemma a precious stone, bud.]

1. (Bot.) A bud.

   From the joints of thy prolific stem A swelling knot is raised called a gem.
   --Denham.

2. A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel.
   --Milton.

3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.

   Artificial gem, an imitation of a gem, made of glass colored with metallic oxide. Cf. Paste, and Strass.

Old English gimm "precious stone, gem, jewel," also "eye," from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel," originally "bud," perhaps from the root *gen- "to produce," or from PIE *gembh- "tooth, nail." Of persons, from late 13c. Forms in -i-, -y- were lost early 14c., and the modern form of the word probably representing a Middle English borrowing from Old French gemme (12c.). As a verb, from c.1600, "to adorn with gems;" mid-12c. as "to bud."

n. A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine. vb. (context transitive English) To adorn with, or as if with, gems.

1. n. 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" [syn: gemstone, stone]

2. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: treasure]

3. a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: jewel]

4. a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: muffin]

5. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: jewel, precious stone]

6. [also: gemming, gemmed]

A gem is a cut rock or mineral.

Gem may also refer to:

GEM, written with all capital letters, may refer to:

GEM is a rock band from Utrecht, The Netherlands. The five-piece band was founded in 2003, and has released four albums of which Hunters Go Hungry (2011) is the newest.

The Gem was an automobile manufactured in both Jackson, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan by the Gem Motor Car Company from 1917 to 1919. The company was incorporated in December, 1917, and early the next month it was announced that capitalization was to be $250,000, with $150,000 yet to be issued. The Gem was a light, assembled car with a four-cylinder G.B.&S. engine. Originally the plan was to acquire the complete chassis (from the Pontiac Chassis Company) and bodies (perhaps from Hayes) and complete the assembly of the cars in Grand Rapids. Gem planned to make some of the components itself eventually, though this appears not to have occurred. Only two models were produced, a 5-passenger touring car, selling for $845, and a light delivery van.

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. This was the last studio album Beni Arashiro released before she switched to label Universal Music Japan and her stage name to BENI.

The album charted on the #114 on the Oricon charts.

GTP-binding protein GEM is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GEM gene.

GEM is a Japanese idol girl group, and part of the Idol Street project maintained by Avex Trax. The group's name is an acronym standing for Girls Entertainment Mixture, and its members are associated with gemstones.

Gem is the second extended play by American indie pop artist Breanne Düren, released digitally on September 18, 2015, through DürenDüren Records, after a successful Indiegogo campaign for the EP.