ruby
Other forms: rubies
A ruby is a gemstone that's usually a deep red. You can also describe things that are this same red color as ruby, like Dorothy's ruby slippers.
Rubies are one of four types of precious stones — the others are diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires. A ruby can be any reddish shade from pink to dark red, and it's the official birthstone for people born in July. Less expensive rubies are often treated with high heat, which improves the color and clarity of the stone. Ruby comes from the Medieval Latin rubinus lapis, "red stone."
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a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in laserstype of:transparent gema gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
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a deep and vivid red color
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of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum; resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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Vocabulary lists containing ruby
The words on this list do not denote color in and of themselves, but you can (and should) use them that way. They'll brighten your writing and make your descriptions more visually specific -- think apple green as opposed to bright green.
May you sparkle and glitter after you learn this shimmering and flickering list of words all about gemstones.