ruby

¹

[ roo-bee ]

noun

, plural ru·bies.

1. a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
2. something made of this stone or one of its imitations, as a bearing in a watch.
3. a deep-red port wine.
4. deep red; carmine.
5. Ruby, Digital Technology. an open-source, high-level programming language that is purely object-oriented.
6. British Printing. a 5½-point type, nearly corresponding in size to American agate.

adjective

1. ruby-colored:

   ruby lips.

2. containing or set or adorned with a ruby or rubies:

   a ruby necklace.

Ruby

²

[ roo-bee ]

noun

1. a female given name.

ruby

/ ˈruːbɪ /

noun

1. a deep red transparent precious variety of corundum: occurs naturally in Myanmar and Sri Lanka but is also synthesized. It is used as a gemstone, in lasers, and for bearings and rollers in watchmaking. Formula: Al 2 O 3
2. 1. the deep-red colour of a ruby
   2. ( as adjective )

      ruby lips

3. 1. something resembling, made of, or containing a ruby
   2. ( as modifier )

      ruby necklace

4. modifier denoting a fortieth anniversary

   our ruby wedding

5. (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 5 1 2 point

ruby

/ ro̅o̅′bē /

1. A deep-red, translucent variety of the mineral corundum, containing small amounts of chromium and valued as a gem.
2. Compare sapphire

Derived Forms

• ˈruby-ˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• ruby·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ruby¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun rubi from Old French, from Old Provençal robi(n) , from Medieval Latin rubīnus (lapis) “red (stone),” derivative of Latin ruber, rubeus red ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of ruby¹

C14: from Old French rubi , from Latin rubeus reddish, from ruber red

Example Sentences

Ruby also danced in a chorus of a Hollywood club for a while, as her marriage deteriorated and finally ended in divorce.

From The Daily Beast

But Ruby Pearl kept order, and the more responsibility she took the more Spahn relied upon her.

From The Daily Beast

In the last few years, however, Spahn gradually began to notice changes in Ruby Pearl.

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After Spahn had obtained the movie ranch, Ruby applied for a job there and was hired.

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At one community fair, in Thousand Oaks, Ruby met a man, a wrestler, who would become her next husband.

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He went back to his praying mat and bent again toward the west, where the Holy Kaaba enshrines the ruby sent down from heaven.

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As a rule, Ruby Ann was popular with the majority of the people, and there had been some opposition to a change.

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Mrs. Biggs had not expected Ruby Ann to call, and her face wore a vinegary expression when she opened the door to her.

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Then he spoke of Ruby Ann, the biggest woman he ever saw, he believed, and just the one for a school-teacher.

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But he did not want any money but his own spent for it, and he believed he'd speak to Ruby Ann and have it put aside for him.

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