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
tell (someone) to his or her face
to tell something to someone directly
I plan to tell my friend to his face about the problems that he caused.