| Main Entry: | gem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone; treasure |
Synonyms: |
bauble, glass*, hardware, jewel, jewelry, masterpiece, nonpareil, ornament, paragon, pearl, pick, prize, rock*, sparkler, stone, trump* |
| Main Entry: | angel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sweet, kind person |
Synonyms: |
beauty, darling, dear, dream, gem, ideal, jewel, paragon, saint, treasure |
Antonyms: |
demon, devil, fiend |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | most outstanding thing in class |
Synonyms: |
choice, cream, cream of the crop, elite, fat, favorite, finest, first, flower, gem, model, nonpareil, paragon, pick, prime, prize, select, top |
Antonyms: |
worst |
| Main Entry: | find |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discovery |
Synonyms: |
acquisition, asset, bargain, boast, bonanza, catch, gem, good buy, jewel, one in a million, pride, treasure, treasure trove |
| Notes: | a find (noun) is a discovery or productive insight - find (verb) means to come upon or discover something; fined means punished by the imposition of a penalty |
Antonyms: |
loss |
| Main Entry: | jewel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone |
Synonyms: |
baguette, bauble, bead, bijou, birthstone, brilliant, gem, gemstone, glass, gullion, hardware, ornament, rock*, sparkler, stone, trinket |
| Main Entry: | jewel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something, someone precious |
Synonyms: |
charm, find, gem, genius, ideal, masterpiece, nonesuch, nonpareil, paragon, pearl, phenomenon, phoenix*, prize, prodigy, rarity, specialty, treasure, wonder |
| Main Entry: | jewelry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stones, metals worn as decoration |
Synonyms: |
adornment, anklet, band, bangle, bauble, beads, bijou, bracelet, brass, brooch, cameo, chain, charm, choker, costume, cross, crown, diamonds, earring, finery, frippery, gem, glass*, gold, ice*, jewel, junk*, knickknack, lavaliere, locket, necklace, ornament, pendant, pin, regalia, ring, rock, rosary, silver, solitaire, sparkler, stickpin, stone, tiara, tie pin, treasure, trinket |
| Main Entry: | joy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great happiness, pleasure |
Synonyms: |
alleviation, amusement, animation, bliss, charm, cheer, comfort, delectation, delight, diversion, ecstasy, elation, exultation, exulting, felicity, festivity, frolic, fruition, gaiety, gem, gladness, glee, good humor, gratification, hilarity, humor, indulgence, jewel, jubilance, liveliness, luxury, merriment, mirth, pride, pride and joy, prize, rapture, ravishment, refreshment, regalement, rejoicing, revelry, satisfaction, solace, sport, transport, treasure, treat, wonder |
Antonyms: |
sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, woe |
| Main Entry: | masterpiece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | respected work of art |
Synonyms: |
chef d'oeuvre, classic, cream of the crop, cream*, flower, gem*, jewel*, magnum opus, master work, masterstroke, model, monument, perfection, pièce de résistance, prize, showpiece, standard, tour de force, treasure |
| Main Entry: | paragon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outstanding example |
Synonyms: |
apotheosis, archetype, beau ideal, beauty, best, champ, champion, crackerjack*, cream*, criterion, cynosure, epitome, essence, exemplar, gem, ideal, jewel*, love, lovely, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, original, paradigm, pattern, peach, perfection, pick, prototype, quintessence, standard, sublimation, tops, trump*, ultimate |