ruby

noun
UK: /ˈruː.bi/
US: /ˈruː.bi/

  1. A precious red stone.

    1. Her ring has a beautiful ruby. [ ] [ ]
    2. The museum displayed a large ruby necklace of great historical value. [ ] [ ]

  2. A dark red color.

    1. She painted her nails ruby red. [ ] [ ]
    2. The sunset cast a ruby glow across the evening sky, signaling the end of a long day. [ ] [ ]

  3. A type of programming language.

    1. He learned Ruby for web development. [ ] [ ]
    2. Our team chose Ruby on Rails to build a scalable and maintainable web application. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

gem red jewel
ruby adjective

  1. Of a dark red color.

    1. The wine had a ruby tint. [ ] [ ]
    2. She wore a ruby dress to the ball, which perfectly matched her sparkling earrings. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "ruby" in English means: A precious red stone., A dark red color., A type of programming language..

The phonetic transcription of "ruby" is /ˈruː.bi/ in British English and /ˈruː.bi/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "ruby": gem, red, jewel.

Example usage of "ruby": "Her ring has a beautiful ruby.". More examples on the page.