ruby
[ˈɹuːbi]
noun
- 1
A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
- 2
A red spinel.
- 3
A deep red colour.
- 4
The tincture red or gules.
- 5
The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.
- 6
A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda.
- 7
A red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra.
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verb
- 1
To make red; to redden.
adjective
- 1
Of a deep red colour.
noun
- 1
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