Gemstone and Rough

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Gemstone noun - A usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament.

Usage example: traditionally, the gemstone for someone born in May is an emerald

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Rough is an antonym for gemstone.

Rough noun - The part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short.

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Gemstone is an antonym for rough.

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