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| red [ red ] |
adjective (comparative red·der, superlative red·dest) |
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1. of color of blood: of or near the color of blood, or of a ripe tomato or strawberry
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2. reddish brown: describes hair or fur that is reddish brown, orange, or golden brown
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3. bloodshot: describes eyes that are bloodshot or with red rims, e.g. from tiredness
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4. with temporarily red face: blushing, e.g. from shame or embarrassment
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5. made from black grapes: describes wine made from black grapes. Pigments in the purple skins of these grapes give the wine a deep red color.
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6. representing debt: representing debt or financial loss
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7. politics left-wing: socialist or communist
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informal disapproving
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8. Soviet: relating or belonging to the former Soviet Union
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informal
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9. astronomy exhibiting a redshift: describes an astronomical object moving away from Earth and therefore showing a shift toward longer wavelengths at the red end of the spectrum
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noun (plural reds) |
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1. color of blood: a color like that of blood, or of a ripe tomato or strawberry. Red lies at the far end of the visible spectrum and is one of the three primary colors of light and pigment.
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2. red coloring: a pigment or dye that is of or near to the color of blood, or a ripe tomato or strawberry
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3. red fabric or clothes: fabric or clothing that is red in color
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4. red thing: a red object
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5. red wine: wine made from black grapes
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informal
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6. section of gambling table: in roulette and other gambling games, one of the two colored areas on the table on which players may place bets, the other being black
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7. ring on archery target: in archery, a red ring immediately outside the gold disk at the center of a target
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8. red ball: in billiards, snooker, and other cue games, a red ball
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9. a socialist or communist: somebody with socialist or communist views
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informal disapproving
)
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| [ Old English rēad< Indo-European] |
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  red·ly adverb |
| red·ness noun |
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in the red in debt, e.g. to a bank
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see red to suddenly become very angry (informal)
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