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Ruby

[ˈɹuːbi]

A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.

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📖 Definitions of "Ruby"

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.

verb

1
To make red; to redden.

adjective

1
Of a deep red colour.

🔄 Synonyms of "Ruby"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chromatic	Uses relating to colour
carminenoun	A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
ruddynoun	Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
crimsonnoun	A deep, slightly bluish red.
cherrynoun	A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
scarletnoun	A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
blood-red	Alternative form of blood red. [Of a deep vivid red color.]
ruby-red	Alternative form of ruby red. [Having the red colour of a ruby.]
cherry-red	Alternative form of cherry red. [Of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry.]
deep red	Deep Red, also known as The Hatchet Murders, is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi.
cerisenoun	A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
colorednoun	Having a color.
rednoun	(countable and uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
reddishnoun	Somewhat red.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ruby"

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Word	Definition
carminenoun	A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
ruby-red	Alternative form of ruby red. [Having the red colour of a ruby.]
crimsonnoun	A deep, slightly bluish red.
scarletnoun	A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
rednoun	(countable and uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
reddishnoun	Somewhat red.
ruddynoun	Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
cerisenoun	A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
cherry-red	Alternative form of cherry red. [Of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry.]
cherrynoun	A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
blood-red	Alternative form of blood red. [Of a deep vivid red color.]
chromatic	Uses relating to colour
colorednoun	Having a color.
deep red	Deep Red, also known as The Hatchet Murders, is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi.
turquoisenoun	(countable and uncountable) A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
rustynoun	Marked or corroded by rust.
cashnoun	(uncountable) Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.
robbienoun	A diminutive of the male given name Robert, particularly popular in Scotland.
robynoun	A small city, the county seat of Fisher County, Texas, United States.
garnetnoun	(mineralogy) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.