A transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem.

Roget 847a: jewel [general], , jewelry, jewellery^†; bijoutry^†; bijou, bijouterie [Fr.]; trinket; fine jewelry; costume jewelry, junk jewelry; gem, gemstone, precious stone.    [forms of jewelry: list] necklace, bracelet, anklet; earring; locket, pendant, charm bracelet; ring, pinky ring; carcanet^†; chain, chatelaine; broach, pin, lapel pin, torque.    [gemstones: list] diamond, brilliant, rock [Coll.]; beryl, emerald; chalcedony, agate, heliotrope; girasol^†, girasole^†; onyx, plasma; sard^†, sardonyx; garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, peridot, tourmaline, chrysolite; sapphire, ruby, synthetic ruby; spinel, spinelle; balais^†; oriental, oriental topaz; turquois^†, turquoise; zircon, cubic zirconia; jacinth, hyacinth, carbuncle, amethyst; alexandrite^†, cat's eye, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, moonstone, sunstone^†.    [jewelry materials derived from living organisms] pearl, cultured pearl, fresh-water pearl; mother of pearl; coral.    [person who sells jewels] jeweler.    [person who studies gemstones] gemologist; minerologist.    [person who cuts gemstones] lapidary, lapidarian.    [study of gemstones] gemology, gemmology; minerology.    ... show more

Roget 648: goodness etc. adj.; excellence, merit; virtue etc. 944; value, worth, price.    super-excellence, supereminence; superiority etc. 33; perfection etc. 650; coup de maitre [Fr.]; masterpiece, chef d'ouvre [Fr.], prime, flower, cream, elite, pick, A 1, nonesuch, nonpareil, creme de la creme, flower of the flock, cock of the roost, salt of the earth; champion; prodigy.    tidbit; gem, gem of the first water; bijou, precious stone, jewel, pearl, diamond, ruby, brilliant, treasure; good thing; rara avis [Lat.], one in a thousand.    beneficence etc. 906; good man etc. 948.    ... show more

A transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers.

Dutch: robijn
Polish: rubin, karbunkuł

A deep and vivid red color.

synonyms: crimson, deep red.

Roget 434: red, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, crimson, pink, lake, maroon, carnation, couleur de rose [Fr.], rose du Barry^†; magenta, damask, purple; flesh color, flesh tint; color; fresh color, high color; warmth; gules [Heral.].    ruby, carbuncle; rose; rust, iron mold.    [Dyes and pigments] cinnabar, cochineal; fuchsine^†; ruddle^†, madder; Indian red, light red, Venetian red; red ink, annotto^†; annatto^†, realgar, minium^†, red lead.    redness etc. adj.; rubescence^†, rubicundity, rubification^†; erubescence^†, blush.    ... show more

Dutch: karmozijnrood, karmozijn, karmijnrood, karmijn
Polish: karmazyn

Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.

synonyms: blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, red, reddish, ruby-red, ruddy, scarlet ... show more.

Polish: czerwony