gem

Meanings

• 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"
• a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
• a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
• a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

Synonyms

gemstone, jewel, muffin, precious stone, stone, treasure