gem

Noun

• a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

• a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

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

• 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
    

• art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  jewel , precious stone , muffin , gemstone , stone , treasure