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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024red1 /rɛd/USA pronunciation n., adj., red•der, red•dest. n. - Physicsa color resembling the color of blood: [uncountable]Red was her favorite color.[countable]rich, strong reds and deep blues.
- clothes that are red:[uncountable]dressed in red.
- Government[countable* often: Red] a radical leftist in politics, esp. a communist.
adj. - of the color red.
- of or indicating a state of financial loss:the red column in the ledger.
- Government[often: Red] politically radical, esp. communist.
- Government(of hair) the color of copper, brownish orange.
- (of the face or skin) flushed, esp. from anger, embarrassment, or shame.
Idioms- Idioms in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black).
red•dish, adj. red•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024red1 (red),USA pronunciation n. adj., red•der, red•dest. n. - Physicsany 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 nm. - something red.
- Government(often cap.) a radical leftist in politics, esp. a communist.
- Informal TermsSee red light (def. 1).
- Informal Termsred wine:a glass of red.
- Drugs, Slang TermsAlso called red devil, red bird. [Slang.]a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color.
- in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black):The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
- paint the town red. See paint (def. 16).
- Informal Terms see red, to become very angry;
become enraged:Snobs make her see red.
adj. - of the color red.
- having distinctive areas or markings of red:a red robin.
- of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness:the red column in the ledger.
- Governmentradically left politically.
- Government(often cap.) communist.
- Physical Anthropologyof, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use.
- bef. 900; Middle English red, Old English rēad; cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, Old Norse raudhr, Latin rūfus, ruber, Greek erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-
red′ly, adv.
red2 (red),USA pronunciation v.t., red, red•ding. - Dialect Termsredd1.
Red (red),USA pronunciation n. - a male or female given name.
red-, - var. of re- before a vowel or h in some words:redintegrate.
-red, - a native English suffix, denoting condition, formerly used in the formation of nouns:hatred; kindred.
- Middle English -rede, Old English -rǣden
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: red /rɛd/ n - 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 a red ring on a target, between the blue and the gold, scoring seven points
- in the red ⇒ informal in debit; owing money
- see red ⇒ informal to become very angry
adj (redder, reddest)- 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)
vb (reds, redding, redded)- another word for redden
Etymology: Old English rēad; compare Old High German rōt, Gothic rauths, Latin ruber, Greek eruthros, Sanskrit rohitaˈredness n red /rɛd/ vb (reds, redding, red, redded)- (transitive)
a variant spelling of redd
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