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   red

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   adjective

   • 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" Similar scarletvermilionrubyruby redruby-colouredcherrycherry redcerisecardinalcarminewinewine redwine-colouredclaretclaret redclaret-colouredblood redflameflamingcoralcochinealroserosybrick redmaroonrustyfoxyrufousreddishliterary:damaskvermeilsanguinegulesrare:rufescent
   • ▪ (of a person or their face) flushed or rosy, especially with embarrassment, anger, or heat: "there were some red faces in headquarters" Similar flushedreddishpinkpinkishfloridhigh-colouredrubicundroseateruddyhealthy-lookingrosyglowingburningflamingfeverishembarrassedshamefacedarchaic:sanguinerare:erubescentrubescent
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes) bloodshot or having pink rims, especially with tiredness or crying: "her eyes were red and swollen" Similar bloodshotred-rimmedinflamedswollensore
   • ▪ (of hair or fur) of a reddish-brown or orange-brown colour: "her long, red hair" Similar reddishflaming redflame-colouredauburnTitianchestnutcarrotygingersandyfoxy
   • ▪ (of a people) having reddish skin. dated, offensive
   • ▪ 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): informal, derogatory "the era of nuclear anxiety, the red scare and covert CIA plots"
   • 3. involving bloodshed or violence: archaic, literary "red battle stamps his foot and nations feel the shock"
   • 4. (of a Xhosa) coming from a traditional tribal culture: South African "a red Xhosa wife spends several years in her mother-in-law's homestead"

   noun

   • 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. informal, derogatory
   • 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"

   Word Origin Old Englishrēad, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rood and German rot, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin rufus, ruber, Greek eruthros, and Sanskrit rudhira ‘red’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reddy adjective
   • 2. redly adverb

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   What does red mean in English?

   • Older Use: Disparaging and Offensive. relating to, noting, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples. , red, red·ding. redd 1. a male or female given name. a nickname typically given to someone with red hair. redintegrate.

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   • The color red is a primary hue found at the end of the spectrum. You might turn red with embarrassment. It also represents financial loss, as in the term " red ink." The word red goes back to before 900, and we can see its roots in the Old English rēad. The idea of red as a signal to stop came in 1849.

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   What does it mean if a person is a red?

   • Your red blood cells or red corpuscles are the cells in your blood which carry oxygen around your body. You can refer to red wine as red. The spicy flavours in these dishes call for reds rather than whites. If you refer to someone as a red or a Red, you disapprove of the fact that they are a communist, a socialist, or have left-wing ideas.

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