English words starting with jem

Meanings of Jem:

noun

A precious or semi-precious stone, especially when cut and polished or engraved.

Usage examples:

A pagoda embellished with precious gems

verb

Decorate with or as with gems.

Usage examples:

Tiny drops of sweat gemmed his forehead

Meanings of Jemadar:

noun

A minor official or junior officer.

Usage examples:

Another jemadar prowled, revolver in one hand, primed grenade in the other, and kukri clenched betw…

Meanings of Jembe:

noun

A hand tool resembling a hoe, used for digging, breaking up soil, removing weeds, etc.

Usage examples:

Use a jembe to collect the soil into a bucket

Meanings of Jemmied:

verb

Force open (a window or door) with a jemmy.

Usage examples:

A burglar jemmied his patio doors

noun

A short crowbar used by a burglar to force open a window or door.

Usage examples:

We armed ourselves with axes, crowbars, jemmies, metal poles, sledge hammers, a quart of paraffin a…

Meanings of Jemmies:

noun

A short crowbar used by a burglar to force open a window or door.

Usage examples:

We armed ourselves with axes, crowbars, jemmies, metal poles, sledge hammers, a quart of paraffin a…

verb

Force open (a window or door) with a jemmy.

Usage examples:

A burglar jemmied his patio doors

Meanings of Jemmy:

noun

A short crowbar used by a burglar to force open a window or door.

Usage examples:

We armed ourselves with axes, crowbars, jemmies, metal poles, sledge hammers, a quart of paraffin a…

verb

Force open (a window or door) with a jemmy.

Usage examples:

A burglar jemmied his patio doors