ruby

[หˆษนuหbi]

IPA: /R UW1 B IY0/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A red spinel.

  3. 3

    A deep red colour.

  4. 4

    The tincture red or gules.

  5. 5

    The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5ยฝ-point.

    syn:agate
  6. 6

    A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda.

  7. 7

    A red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To make red; to redden.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of a deep red colour.

noun
  1. 1

    A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters.

    syn:rubi

Synonyms

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ruby