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ruby

31 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) ruby (noun)
  2. 2) ruby (adjective)
  3. ruby-and-topaz hummingbird (noun)
  4. ruby blende (noun)
  5. ruby copper (noun)
  6. ruby-crowned kinglet (noun)
  7. ruby glass (noun)
  8. ruby grass (noun)
  9. ruby laser (noun)
  10. ruby port (noun)
  11. ruby silver (noun)
  12. ruby spaniel (noun)
  13. ruby spinel (noun)
  14. ruby-throated hummingbird (noun)
  15. ruby wasp (noun)
  16. ruby wine (noun)
  17. ruby wood (noun)
  18. ruby zinc (noun)
  19. American ruby (noun)
  20. Arizona ruby (noun)
  21. bead-ruby (noun)
  22. Bohemian ruby (noun)
  23. burmese ruby (noun)
  24. Cape ruby (noun)
  25. gold ruby glass (noun)
  26. Mont Blanc ruby (noun)
  27. South African ruby (noun)
  28. spinel ruby (noun)
  29. star ruby (noun)
  30. rubytail (noun)

1ru·by

noun \ˈrü-bē\
plural rubies

Definition of RUBY

1
a : a precious stone that is a red corundum b : something (as a watch bearing) made of ruby
2
a : the dark red color of the ruby b : something resembling a ruby in color
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Origin of RUBY

Middle English, from Anglo-French rubi, rubin, from Medieval Latin rubinus, from Latin rubeus reddish; akin to Latin ruber red — more at red
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with RUBY

booby, looby

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