RUTH
Scrabble letter values: R1U1T1H4 = 7
Definition
- noun United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948). — synonyms: Babe_Ruth, George_Herman_Ruth, Sultan_of_Swat
- noun the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. — synonyms: commiseration, pity, pathos
- noun a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died. — synonyms: Book_of_Ruth
Examples
- “the blind are too often objects of pity”