Associations to the word «Gemstone»

Wiktionary

GEMSTONE, noun. A gem, usually made of minerals.

Dictionary definition

GEMSTONE, noun. 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".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.