English dictionary
ruby
/'r/u/b/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Ruby-colored; red; as, <i>ruby</i> lips.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a deep and vivid red color
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of corundum.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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To make red; to redden.
Source: webster1913