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red
1[red]
noun
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
something red.
Older Slang: Usually Disparaging.Often Red a radical leftist in politics, especially a Communist.
Informal.red light.
Informal.red wine.
a glass of red.
Also called red devil.Also called red bird,.Also called red doll.Slang.a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color.
He was caught with a half dozen reds in the bottom of his pack of cigarettes.
adjective
of the color red; of or like the color of blood.
a red rose.
reddish purple in color.
red wine made from purple grapes.
orange, golden brown, or reddish brown in color.
red hair.
having distinctive areas or markings of red.
a red robin.
red eyes from allergies.
(of the face) flushed or blushing, as from shame.
cheeks red with embarrassment.
of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness.
the red column in the ledger.
Politics.relating to, supporting, or belonging to the Republican Party in the United States; Republican.
This is big news in that it flips a red Senate seat to blue.
Older Slang: Usually Disparaging.
radically left politically.
Often Red communist.
Red China.
Older Use: Disparaging and Offensive.relating to, noting, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples.
red
2[red]
verb (used with object)
redd.
Red
3[red]
noun
a male or female given name.
a nickname typically given to someone with red hair.
red-
4variant of re- before a vowel or h in some words.
redintegrate.
-red
5a native English suffix, denoting condition, formerly used in the formation of nouns.
hatred; kindred.
red
1/ ɛ /
noun
any of a group of colours, such as that of a ripe tomato or fresh blood, that lie at one end of the visible spectrum, next to orange, and are perceived by the eye when light in the approximate wavelength range 740–620 nanometres falls on the retina. Red is the complementary colour of cyan and forms a set of primary colours with blue and green
a pigment or dye of or producing these colours
red cloth or clothing
dressed in red
a red ball in snooker, billiards, etc
(in roulette and other gambling games) one of two colours on which players may place even bets, the other being black
Also called: inner.archery a red ring on a target, between the blue and the gold, scoring seven points
informalin debit; owing money
informalto become very angry
adjective
of the colour red
reddish in colour or having parts or marks that are reddish
red hair
red deer
having the face temporarily suffused with blood, being a sign of anger, shame, etc
(of the complexion) rosy; florid
(of the eyes) bloodshot
(of the hands) stained with blood, as after committing murder
bloody or violent
red revolution
(of wine) made from black grapes and coloured by their skins
denoting the highest degree of urgency in an emergency; used by the police and the army and informally (esp in the phrase red alert )
relating to, supporting, or representing the Republican Party Compare blue
verb
another word for redden
Red
2/ ɛ /
adjective
Communist, Socialist, or Soviet
radical, leftist, or revolutionary
noun
a member or supporter of a Communist or Socialist Party or a national of a state having such a government, esp the former Soviet Union
a radical, leftist, or revolutionary
red
3/ ɛ /
verb
(tr) a variant spelling of redd 1
Other 51Թ Forms
- redly adverb
- ˈԱ noun
- ˈ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of red1
Origin of red2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of red1
Origin of red2
Idioms and Phrases
see red, to become very angry; become enraged.
Snobs make her see red.
paint the town red. paint.
in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (in the black ).
The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
Example Sentences
I cubed the steak and browned it hard in my cherry red Dutch oven, watching it cast off its fat and leave behind a savory varnish on the enamel.
After all, two of the three states with the largest populations of undocumented people are the red states of Texas and Florida.
A family photo from Saturday's event was shared on the same Instagram account featuring Prince William dressed in uniform, Catherine and Charlotte in blue dresses with George and Louis in suits with red ties.
It's a red brick building with wooden doors and no doorbell.
The roof of the red sandstone building - where the Royal Bar is on the ground floor - has been completely destroyed.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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