What's the difference between gem and jewel?

Gem


Definition:

  • (n.) A bud.
  • (n.) A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (v. t.) To put forth in the form of buds.
  • (v. t.) To adorn with gems or precious stones.
  • (v. t.) To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And that ancient Basque cultural gem – the mysterious language with its odd Xs, Ks and Ts – will be honoured at every turn in a city where it was forbidden by Franco.
  • (2) Christine Langan of BBC Films told Screen Daily: "Compelling, funny and moving, Gold is a gem of a story and BBC Films is proud to be participating in bringing it to an international audience."
  • (3) Of major significance in assessing the environmental risk impact of GEMs is an understanding of their survival and transport in soil and subsurface environments.
  • (4) It’s not just about the many gems he pitched, including a no-hitter in 2008 .
  • (5) Gems has a massive personality, Liz may have fallen down in that regard.” She went on: “If I think Liz Jones has got a face that looks like it’s just walked into a patio door then that’s the line she’s going to get.
  • (6) Camille O'Sullivan In 2007, the sinister, humorous gem Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea spread like wildfire just after its opening, and you had to kill to get a ticket.
  • (7) The island is big enough to cope with this, though, especially in the off season, and still contains some gems.
  • (8) According to several criteria, the microcosm system was stable and healthy throughout the experiment and the addition of the GEM did not affect the total number of extractable CFU (I. Wagner-Döbler, R. Pipke, K. N. Timmis, and D. F. Dwyer, Appl.
  • (9) "He couldn't beat a ten-year old with exactly the same kick," reports Costas Tsioras, who sends in this gem: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close Oh dear.
  • (10) GEMs added at initial densities of 10(6) to 10(7) bacteria per ml of activated sludge declined to stable population densities of 10(4) to 10(5) bacteria per ml.
  • (11) This magnificent quintet of gems was, alas, the sum total of the factual and subjective spoils of which the committee was able to relieve him over two-and-a-half long hours.
  • (12) Potencies for the induction of peroxisomal fatty acyl-CoA oxidase (FACO) and microsomal laurate hydroxylase (LH) were determined for clofibric acid (CPIB), ciprofibrate (Cipro) and gemfibrozil (Gem) in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes based on complete concentration-response analysis and determination of theoretical maximum inductive responses for Cipro.
  • (13) Their second album slumped in the charts, guitarist Gem Archer fractured his skull , and Liam Gallagher split with his wife, Nicole Appleton.
  • (14) FIVE MORE FRENCH COASTAL GEMS Marseille grotto Facebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Alamy A 40-minute walk from Marseille’s Luminy university campus, Calanque de Sugiton, the most picturesque of the city’s rugged, limestone coves has blue-green waters, twisted pine trees and a narrow island-rock to swim out to known as Le Torpilleur.
  • (15) Subgroup 2 fell between subgroups 1 and 3 including serovars dakota, naam, bogvere, birkini, smithi, ndambari, gem, ndahambukuje and mwogolo.
  • (16) So Zhou Enlai’s famous reply was actually quite banal – yet is now universally reinterpreted as a gem of sempiternal Chinese wisdom.
  • (17) The authors study the effects of severe sepsis due to pathogenic gems in large quantity an healing of the suture of the ileum in the rabbit.
  • (18) In this paper, we present the consensus statement from a national conference on research priorities and methodologies for studying geriatric evaluation and management (GEM) programs.
  • (19) There are so many little gems that are clearly mantras of people who have been through meetings.
  • (20) "It is an architectural gem and the artistic heart of Glasgow.

Jewel


Definition:

  • (n.) An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
  • (n.) A precious stone; a gem.
  • (n.) An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
  • (n.) A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
  • (v. t.) To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He told strikers at St Thomas’ hospital, London: “By taking action on such a miserable morning you are sending a strong message that decent men and women in the jewel of our civilisation are not prepared to be treated as second-class citizens any more.
  • (2) It’s an unbelievable privilege and unbelievable responsibility to take a jewel and treat it in a way that is respectful of its past but brings it into the future.” Fortunately for both men, the signs are positive.
  • (3) Rosehearty, Oyster Bay, New York State Bought in 2003, this £10m beachside home is a jewel on the Centre Island shoreline.
  • (4) From the quaint market towns to the rolling countryside, this county is one of the many jewels in Great Britain’s crown,” he said.
  • (5) Roger sold the family jewels and now McCann is holding him by them.
  • (6) 2 Puree together the pomegranate jewels and the peeled satsumas.
  • (7) The adjoining galleries blaze with colour from enamel and gold, jewels and tapestries, stained glass and ceramics.
  • (8) A suspected jewel thief was killed and another seriously injured during a police chase after an attempted ram raid at one of the London branches of the jewellers Tiffany and Co yesterday.
  • (9) 1928's Downton Abbey jewellery collection If it's the jewels and the glitz that gets you going on Downton, then you'll be pleased to know that you can emulate the luxury of Lady Edith from as little as £11.25 (via ACHICA) – though what Lady Mary would make of such cheap imitations doesn't bear thinking of.
  • (10) At night, the sky is hung with a million jewels, clouded only by the Milky Way.
  • (11) It’s time to take a careful look to see if it best serves the needs and priorities of today.” Jewell said that the ban would not apply to metallurgical coal, small-scale prospecting or resources on tribal lands.
  • (12) His record-breaking feat of scoring in 11 consecutive matches is the jewel in what will surely be Leicester’s Premier League crown.
  • (13) Merkel grimly submitted to an executive fashion makeover after the media sneered at her frumpy look; now she clearly relishes shining out in jewel-toned jackets from a forest of dark suits at G20 meetings.
  • (14) The new keyboard is the jewel in the crown and RIM has mastered the experience.
  • (15) There are bouquets and photographs, that famous Freddie Starr front page framed on the wall, a large blond-wood desk upon which lie a guide to St Lucia, a letter from Boodles the jeweller, and a book cover, which I read upside down: Having an Affair: A Handbook for the Other Woman.
  • (16) Jewell said that the struggle for civil rights continues and that "part of the job of the National Park Service is to tell this story."
  • (17) During his presidency in Ghana, John Kufuor introduced national "Friday wear day" to encourage citizens to wear traditional clothes made using the jewel-coloured wax fabrics associated with African garments.
  • (18) But it is posing a grave threat not just to Mr Kuljis but to an island officially regarded as a rare, unspoiled jewel.
  • (19) The jewels have been stored in a vault at the Philippine central bank for nearly 30 years.
  • (20) He fears that their jobs could still be at risk, and suggested that BAE's top management should consider resigning if they have "put at risk my constituents’ jobs and fatally wounded the UK's jewel in the manufacturing crown".