The difference between Air-cushion vehicle and Gem

When used as nouns, air-cushion vehicle means a hovercraft, whereas gem means a precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.


Gem is also verb with the meaning: to adorn with, or as if with, gems.

check bellow for the other definitions of Air-cushion vehicle and Gem

  1. Air-cushion vehicle as a noun:

    A hovercraft.

  1. Gem as a noun:

    A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

  2. Gem as a noun (figuratively):

    Any precious or highly valued thing or person.

    Examples:

    "She's an absolute gem."

  3. Gem as a noun:

    Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.

    Examples:

    "a gem of wit"

  4. Gem as a noun (obsolete):

    A gemma or leaf-bud.

  5. Gem as a noun:

    A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.

  6. Gem as a noun (computing):

    A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.

  7. Gem as a noun (uncountable, printing, uncommon, obsolete):

    A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.

  1. Gem as a verb (transitive):

    To adorn with, or as if with, gems.

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