ruby
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Is ruby a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of ruby?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (heraldry) The tincture red or gules.Examples: "Elgin. Topaz a Saltier and Chief Ruby, on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; and the Field Topaz, and Saltier, and Chief Ruby, was the Arms of King Robert the Bruce, they altering the Field from Pearl (as he bore it) to Topaz."; "The Field is Ruby, on a Bend Topaz, three Martlets Diamond. [...] Checkie Topaz and Saphire, a Fesse within a Bordure Ruby, by the Name of Clifford."; "(1) Pearl, a Cross, Ruby, with the Effigies of our Saviour thereon, Topaz, born in Memory of one of the Family's fighting against the Turks. (2) Topaz, a Chief Indented, Saphire. (3) Ruby, three covered Cups, Topaz [...]"countableuncountable
2. (uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.Synonyms: agateUKdateduncountable
3. (obsolete) A red spinel.countableobsoleteuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive, poetic) To make red; to redden.Examples: "With sanguine drops the walls are rubied"poetictransitive
noun (English)
1. (typography) A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese characters.
noun (English)
1. (rhyming slang) Alternative letter-case form of Ruby (“curry”).alt-ofslang
name (English)
1. (rare) A surname.rare
2. (rare) A male given name.rare
3. (computer languages) A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s.Examples: "Ruby began life in Japan as the creation of Yukihiro Matsumoto, known more commonly as Matz. Unlike that of most language developers, Matz's motivation for Ruby was fun and a principle of “least surprise,” in order to improve overall developer productivity."
noun (English)
1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A curry; ellipsis of Ruby Murray.Examples: "We're going down the Indian for a Ruby; wanna join us?"; "No matter if you're Asian, Arab or Eskimo, everyone loves a ruby."Cockneyslang
Definition source: Wiktionary