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Red

rɛd

Red definitions
adjective
redder reddest red
  1. of a colour at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies

    "her red lips"

    scarlet vermilion ruby ruby red ruby-coloured cherry cherry red cerise cardinal carmine wine wine red wine-coloured claret claret red claret-coloured blood red
    • (of a person or their face) flushed or rosy, especially with embarrassment, anger, or heat

      "there were some red faces in headquarters"

    • (of a person's eyes) bloodshot or having pink rims, especially with tiredness or crying

      "her eyes were red and swollen"

    • (of hair or fur) of a reddish-brown or orange-brown colour

      "her long, red hair"

    • (of a people) having or regarded as having reddish skin
    • of or denoting the suits hearts and diamonds in a pack of cards

      "a red queen"

    • (of wine) made from dark grapes and coloured by their skins

      "a glass of red wine"

    • denoting a red light or flag used as a signal to stop
    • used to denote something forbidden, dangerous, or urgent

      "the force went on red alert"

    • (of a ski run) of the second-highest level of difficulty, as indicated by red markers positioned along it
    • denoting one of three colours of quark
  2. communist or socialist (used especially during the Cold War with reference to the Soviet Union)

    "the era of nuclear anxiety, the red scare and covert CIA plots"

  3. involving bloodshed or violence

    "red battle stamps his foot and nations feel the shock"

  4. (of a Xhosa) coming from a traditional tribal culture

    "a red Xhosa wife spends several years in her mother-in-law's homestead"

noun
red reds
  1. red colour or pigment

    "their work is marked in red by the teacher"

    • red clothes or material

      "she could not wear red"

  2. a red thing

    "which dress - the black or the red?"

    • a red wine

      "good Italian reds at affordable prices"

    • a red ball in snooker or billiards
    • a red light
  3. a communist or socialist
  4. the situation of owing money to a bank or making a loss in a business operation

    "the company was £4 million in the red"