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maroon1 nounmaroon2 verb maroonma‧roon1 /məˈruːn/ noun [uncountable] maroon1Origin: 1700-1800 French marron ‘chestnut’ - Meticulously painted in blood maroon and bruise brown, the body parts form an impenetrable jungle trapping various objects in their interior.
► Coloursamber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective a dark brownish red colour—maroon adjectivemaroon1 nounmaroon2 verb maroonmaroon2 verb [transitive] maroon2Origin: 1600-1700 maroon ‘runaway black slave’ (17-19 centuries), from American Spanish cimarrón, from cimarrón ‘wild’ VERB TABLEmaroon |
Present | I, you, we, they | maroon | | he, she, it | maroons | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | marooned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have marooned | | he, she, it | has marooned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had marooned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will maroon | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have marooned |
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Present | I | am marooning | | he, she, it | is marooning | | you, we, they | are marooning | Past | I, he, she, it | was marooning | | you, we, they | were marooning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been marooning | | he, she, it | has been marooning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been marooning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be marooning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been marooning |
- A very light northerly wind wafted us round the moored yacht on which we had marooned the photographer.
- Lived out as the grandfather has lived it, such a desire maroons the self in heroic narrative.
- Rusting trawlers are marooned in the sand.
- Token children marooned on the Harrogate platform could not reduce the wrinkle count in the auditorium.
if you are marooned somewhere, you are left in a place where there are no other people and where you cannot escape → stranded: The car broke down and left us marooned in the middle of nowhere.GRAMMAR Maroon is usually passive. |