Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 22 compound words that contain ruby. The most common are listed below. Open ruby in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- ruby redHaving the red colour of a ruby.
- Ruby CreekA locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- balas-rubyA rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.
- ruby chocolateA form of chocolate that is pink in color and has a slightly sour taste.
- star rubyA ruby exhibiting asterism.
- antique rubyA dark tone of ruby (colour).
- Ruby MurrayA (meal of) curry.
- ruby portA kind of fortified wine. The cheapest and most extensively produced type of port, with a rich claret colour.
- ruby silverSynonym of pyrargyrite: A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.
- ruby tigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa, a moth of the family Erebidae, found in Europe.
- ruby weddingThe ruby anniversary of a wedding, the 40th anniversary of a marriage.
- ruby anniversaryThe 40th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
- ruby-crowned kingletAny of species Corthylio calendula of small passerine birds of North America, having olive-green plumage with two white wing bars and a white eye-ring; males have a red crown patch.
- rose-a-rubySynonym of pheasant's eye (Adonis annua)
- ruby slippersA valuable feature (of software, etc.) overlooked by the user.
- ruby jubileeThe ruby anniversary of a coronation, the 40th anniversary of a monarch's rule.
- ruby spinelA type of red-colored spinel that is used as a gem.
- ruby-throated hummingbirdA species of hummingbird, Archilochus colubris.
- ruby-throated hummingbirdsplural of ruby-throated hummingbird: A species of hummingbird, Archilochus colubris.
- ruby blendeA clear red variety of zinc sulfide.
- ruby spinelsplural of ruby spinel: A type of red-colored spinel that is used as a gem.
- rock rubyA fine reddish variety of garnet.
- ruby portsplural of ruby port: A kind of fortified wine. The cheapest and most extensively produced type of port, with a rich claret colour.
- ruby weddingsplural of ruby wedding: The ruby anniversary of a wedding, the 40th anniversary of a marriage.
- ruby tigersplural of ruby tiger: Phragmatobia fuliginosa, a moth of the family Erebidae, found in Europe.
Compound words 22
- rubywareArticles made from ruby.
- RubyistA user of the Ruby programming language.
- nonrubyNot of or pertaining to ruby.
- RubygateA political scandal in which Silvio Berlusconi was investigated and convicted for having sex with an underage prostitute (Karima El Mahroug, stage name Ruby Rubacuori) and for abuse of office relating to her release from detention.
- berubiedAdorned with rubies.
- ovorubinA chromoprotein, present in gastropod eggs, that is a proteinase inhibitor.
- rubylikeResembling or characteristic of a ruby.
- rubytailA European wasp, Chrysis ignita, with a bright red underside of the abdomen.
- rubythroatAny of several species of birds, the males having a brilliant patch of metallic red on the throat.
- RupphireThe ship of characters Ruby and Sapphire from the Steven Universe series.