Red

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue resembles that of blood; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
  • noun. A pigment or dye having a red hue.
  • noun. Something that has a red hue.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A Communist.
  • noun. A revolutionary activist.
  • noun. The condition of being in debt or operating at a loss.
  • adjective. Having a color resembling that of blood.
  • adjective. Reddish in color or having parts that are reddish in color.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Having a reddish or coppery skin color.
  • adjective. Of or being a Native American.
  • adjective. Having a ruddy or flushed complexion.
  • adjective. Relating to or being a red state.
  • adjective. Communist.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of a bright, warm color resembling that of blood or of the highest part of the primary rainbow. See II.
  • Ultra-radical; revolutionary; violent: from the use of a red flag as a revolutionary emblem: as, a red republican.
  • A book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state.
  • The Peerage. See peerage, 3.
  • Synonyms Flashing, claming, fiery, bloody.
  • noun. A color more or less resembling that of blood or the lower end of the spectrum.
  • noun. A red pigment.
  • noun. An object of a red color, as wine, gold, etc.
  • noun. Specifically, a red cent. See under I.
  • noun. A red republican (which see, under republican).
  • noun. plural The catamenial discharges; menses.
  • A dialectal form of rid.
  • noun. In coal-mining, rubbish; attle; waste.
  • noun. A form of re- used before vowels.
  • A semi-official publication issued quarterly in China, and there called the “Complete Book of the Girdle-wearers,” containing lists of all the officials and gentry of the country, together with details of place of birth, etc.
  • noun. In archery: The second and next to the innermost circle of the target, which is colored red.
  • noun. An arrow which hits this circle; a hit in the red. Such a hit counts 7 by the present method of scoring. In old archery the innermost circle was sometimes colored red.
  • noun. A chocolate-colored compound, C12HuO7, found in cinchona-bark, and also formed when an ammoniacal solution of quinotannic acid stands exposed to the air.
  • noun. Same as azococcine, 1.
  • noun. Same as ponceau 3RB.
  • To make red; redden.
  • To put in order; tidy: often with up: as, to red up a house or one's self.
  • To disentangle; clear; put a stop to, as a quarrel, by interference; adjust.
  • To separate, as two combatants.
  • noun. The nest of a fish; a trench dug by a fish in which to spawn.
  • noun. An obsolete or dialectal form of read.
  • noun. A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning ‘condition,’ ‘state,’ occurring in hatred, kindred (for *kinred), gossipred, etc. It is analogous to -hood, which has taken its place in a few instances, as in brotherhood, neighborhood.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • imp. & p. p. of read.
  • adjective. Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part.
  • adjective. a beautiful butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also Atalanta butterfly, and nettle butterfly.
  • adjective. A larger reddish ant (Formica sanguinea), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species.
  • adjective. kermesite. See Kermes mineral (b), under Kermes.
  • adjective. an American tree (Fraxinus pubescens), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
  • adjective. See Redfish (d).
  • Word Usage
    "Heck even Twitter offered the #red hashtag which would turn your tweet red if you used it."
    Equivalent
    has_topic
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    radical  river  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ed  Fed  Fred  Freda  Ged  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amber-coloured  born  bow  bright  clear  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    Redding  read  redded  redder  reddest  
    verb-form
    redded  redding  reds