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ruby

Adjective ruby has 1 sense

red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet - having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Antonym: achromatic (indirect, via chromatic)

Noun ruby has 3 senses

ruby - a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
--₁ is a kind of jewel, gem, precious stone
ruby - a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
--₂ is a kind of transparent gem; corundom, corundum
crimson, ruby, deep red - a deep and vivid red
--₃ is a kind of red, redness

Derived form: verb rubify₁

rubus strigosus rubus trivialis rubus ursinus rubus ursinus loganobaccus ruby-crowned kinglet ruby-crowned wren ruby-red ruby-tinted ruby ruby spinel ruby wood ruch ruchi ruchicar ruchin ruching ruchira

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