Red vs. Maroon
Redadjective
Having red as its color.
Redadjective
(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
Redadjective
Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare of the spades or clubs suits
Redadjective
Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:
Redadjective
the U.S. Republican party
Redadjective
Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Redadjective
Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations
Redadjective
(astronomy) Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
Redadjective
(particle physics) Having a color charge of red.
Rednoun
Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.
Rednoun
(countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; usually capitalized a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
Rednoun
One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
Rednoun
Red wine.
Rednoun
A redshank.
Rednoun
An Amerind.
Rednoun
(slang) The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
Rednoun
(informal) A red light a traffic signal
Rednoun
red lemonade
Rednoun
(particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks.
Rednoun
chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red")
Redverb
(archaic) rede
Red
imp. & p. p. of Read.
Redverb
To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; - generally with up; as, to red up a house.
Redadjective
Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part.
Rednoun
The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these.
Rednoun
A red pigment.
Rednoun
An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a.
Rednoun
The menses.
Rednoun
the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
Rednoun
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
Rednoun
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
Rednoun
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue;
Redadjective
having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Redadjective
characterized by violence or bloodshed;
Redadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion;
Redadjective
red with or characterized by blood;
Red
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres.
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 .
