gem

IPA: dʒˈɛm

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
(figuratively) Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
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.
(obsolete) A gemma or leaf-bud.
A geometrid moth of species Orthonama obstipata.
(computing) A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
(uncountable, printing, uncommon, obsolete) A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
A native or resident of the American state of Idaho.
A ghost town in California.
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A city in Kansas.
A diminutive of the female given name Gemma.
Initialism of ground-effect machine. [Synonym of hovercraft]

Examples of "gem" in Sentences

Least we forget this gem from the Murtha thread: drhunt says:
This gem is about a man that just wants to find out how the book ends.
This gem is a rock that comprises numerous minerals including Charoite.
I realize that your current gem is lightyears ahead but I assume you started somewhere … any thoughts?
This gem is the most challenging to obtain, as it is the legal document that establishes the company where you intend to work.
Moreover, Dr. Duckor has long contended that many collectors do not realize that many 20th century gold coins are extreme condition rarities in gem uncirculated grades, MS-65 and higher.
It appears that the Duke, who is a very charming, kindly man, has, like myself, a passion both for cathedral architecture and for organ music; he dwelt much upon Burgos, which he called the gem of Spanish cathedrals.
The gist of this cinematic gem is that an ordinary family wins a rather unordinary prize -- a smart house, complete with a holographic live-in maid who does everything from cleaning to cooking to mothering this single-parent family.
Update: Wildwood, N.J., director Ruth Leitman contacted me to say that she's thrilled about the attention this unreleased gem is receiving and that she's going to start to sell copies of the film via her site within the next few days.