Crimson vs. Maroon
Crimsonnoun
A deep, slightly bluish red.
Crimsonadjective
Having a deep red colour.
Crimsonadjective
Immodest.
Crimsonverb
(intransitive) To become crimson or deep red; to blush.
Crimsonverb
(transitive) To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
Crimsonnoun
A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.
Crimsonadjective
Of a deep red color tinged with blue; deep red.
Crimsonverb
To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
Crimsonverb
To become crimson; to blush.
Crimsonnoun
a deep and vivid red
Crimsonverb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame;
Crimsonadjective
having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Crimsonadjective
characterized by violence or bloodshed;
Crimsonadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion;
Crimsonadjective
of a rich deep red colour inclining to purple
Crimsonnoun
a rich deep red colour inclining to purple
Crimsonverb
(of a person's face) become flushed, especially through embarrassment
Crimson
Crimson is a rich, deep red color, inclining to purple. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.
Maroonnoun
An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
Maroonnoun
A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
Maroonnoun
A dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Maroonnoun
(nautical) A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
Maroonnoun
An idiot; a fool.
Maroonadjective
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
Maroonadjective
Of a maroon color
Maroonverb
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.
Maroonnoun
In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
Maroonnoun
A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
Maroonnoun
An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.
Maroonverb
To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
Maroonadjective
Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.
Maroonnoun
a person who is stranded (as on an island);
Maroonnoun
a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
Maroonnoun
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Maroonverb
leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue;
Maroonverb
leave stranded on a desert island without resources;
Maroonadjective
dark brownish to purplish red
Maroonadjective
of a brownish-red colour
Maroonnoun
a member of any of various communities in parts of the Caribbean who were originally descended from escaped slaves. In the 18th century Jamaican Maroons fought two wars against the British, both of which ended with treaties affirming the independence of the Maroons.
Maroonverb
leave (someone) trapped and alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island
Maroon
Maroon (US/UK mə-ROON, Australia mə-ROHN) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. is also one of the French translations for .
