GEMSTONE
Dictionary entry overview: What does gemstone mean?
• GEMSTONE (noun)
The noun GEMSTONE has 1 sense:
1. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
Familiarity information: GEMSTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GEMSTONE (noun)
Meaning:
A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
gem; gemstone; stone
Context examples:
he had the gem set in a ring for his wife / she had jewels made of all the rarest stones
Hypernyms ("gemstone" is a kind of...):
crystal (a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gemstone"):
cabochon (a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets)
opaque gem (a gemstone that is opaque)
transparent gem (a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion)
Holonyms ("gemstone" is a part of...):
jewellery; jewelry (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))
