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gem vs stone

stone vs gem

gem and stone both are nouns.

gem is not an adjective while stone is an adjective.

gem is not a verb while stone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gem Yes No No No
stone Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, gem and stone are synonyms defined as:
  • gem and stone: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
Other synonyms of gem include gemstone.
gem (noun) stone (noun)
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection a lack of feeling or expression or movement
a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
gem (adjective) stone (adjective)
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
gem (verb) stone (verb)
remove the pits from
kill by throwing stones at
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