ruby-red
- adjective
- /ˈruːbi rɛd/
- The band is magnificent in their Carolina-blue and ruby-red uniforms.
- ruby-red grapefruit
- ruby-red slippers
- ruby-red lipstick
Examples
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Samantha: Punch it up with a little ruby-red lipstick like the one I'm wearing, and you're all set.
Fiction book (1998) -
The carpet was a slightly brighter ruby red, and walnut furniture offered rich shades of brown.
Fiction book (1990) -
Is that why, when you look at me your eyes turn ruby red?
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His shell was ruby red, his beak black and hooked as he challenged them.
Fiction book (1991) -
I stoppered on Navy Cover Girl perfume and painted my lips ruby-red.
Fiction book (1995) -
This is my brand-new, F-150, 4x4, ruby red, extended cab, custom bedliner truck!
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Around October, pomegranates turned ruby red and could be converted into pomegranate jelly or a luscious liqueur.
Blog text (19) -
Meanwhile, the proprietor serves up a complimentary mound of ruby-red watermelon on a single plate with two forks.
Academic text (2010) -
Instead of undulating and mutating, the landscape was now blossoming with misshapen trees, thick hedges, and ruby-red flowers.
Fiction book (2001) -
The dress she wore to the party was a stunning shade of ruby-red that captivated everyone.
Synonyms
A strong color like blood or tomatoes
Having a bright red color with a slight orange tinge
A deep red like the color of blood
A deep red color that is not bright
Having a deep bright red color like ripe cherries
A very bright red color like fresh raspberries
A deep red color like red wine
A deep, rich red color like blood or cherries
A deep bright red color like ripe cherries
A bright, deep red like ripe cherries
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
A deep red color with a little blue like dark flower petals
Decorated with bright red gems
Having a deep dark red color like a red jewel
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
A deep red color like fresh raspberries
Having a bright red-pink color like a ripe cherry
Antonyms
How Red
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ruby-red starts with ruby, the deep red gemstone, and ruby comes from the Latin ruber, which means 'red'. So ruby-red means a deep, bright 'red' like the colour of a ruby.