n.
1.United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
2.the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
3.a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
4.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
Idiom of the Day
tilt at windmills
to fight battles with imaginary or unimportant enemies or issues
My friend is tilting at windmills by fighting his company for no good reason.