rubin
/ˈɹuːbɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname transferred from the given name.
noun
Alternative form of rubine (“(obsolete) a ruby”).
Example Sentences
- "Pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin once mentored fellow aspiring female astronomers and advocated for women in science. It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor."
- "And, when she spake, Sweete wordes, like dropping honny, she did shed; And twixt the perles and rubins softly brake"
- "The rubins red and bright"