Gemnoun
A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
Orenoun
Rock that contains utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems whichâat the time of the rock's evaluation and proposal for extractionâare able to be separated from its neighboring minerals and processed at a cost that does not exceed those materials' present-day economic values.
Gemnoun
(figuratively) Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
âShe's an absolute gem.â;
Orenoun
Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augury.
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.
âa gem of witâ;
Orenoun
The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).
Gemnoun
(obsolete) A gemma or leaf-bud.
Orenoun
A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless.
Gemnoun
A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.
Orenoun
Metal; as, the liquid ore.
Gemnoun
(computing) A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
Orenoun
a metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined
Gemnoun
A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
Orenoun
a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
Gemverb
(transitive) To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
Ore
Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit. Ore is extracted from the earth through mining and treated or refined, often via smelting, to extract the valuable metals or minerals.
Gemnoun
A bud.
âFrom the joints of thy prolific stemA swelling knot is raised called a gem.â;
Gemnoun
A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel.
Gemnoun
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.
Gemverb
To put forth in the form of buds.
Gemverb
To adorn with gems or precious stones.
Gemverb
To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.
âEngland is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.â;
Gemnoun
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry;
âhe had the gem set in a ring for his wifeâ; âshe had jewels made of all the rarest stonesâ;
Gemnoun
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
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