Ruby vs Rubylike - What's the difference?
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A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
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(obsolete) A red spinel.
A deep red colour.
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(typesetting, British) Type having a height of 5.5 points.
A (ruby hummer), a South American hummingbird, .
A red bird-of-paradise, .
(printing) agate (a size of type)
(poetic) To make red; to redden.
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As adjectives the difference between ruby and rubylike
is that ruby is of a deep red colour while rubylike is resembling a ruby or some aspect of one.As a noun ruby
is a clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.As a verb ruby
is to make red; to redden.As a proper noun Ruby
is {{given name|female|from=English}}.ruby
English
(wikipedia ruby)Etymology 1
From (etyl) rubi, from (etyl) .Noun
(rubies)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
- the natural ruby of your cheeks
Synonyms
* (typesetting) agate (US)See also
* * carbuncle * corundum * spinel * (Ruby)Derived terms
* balas ruby * Colorado ruby * rubasse * rubicund * rubious * rubric * ruby port * ruby spinel * ruby wedding * ruby-throated hummingbird * star rubyVerb
- (Alexander Pope)