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Definition of Red

1. Noun. Red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood.

2. Adjective. Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.

3. Noun. A tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana.

4. Adjective. Characterized by violence or bloodshed. "Convulsed with red rage"

5. Noun. Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries.

6. Adjective. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. "Flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"

7. Noun. The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue. "The company operated in the red last year"

Definition of Red

1. v. t. To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house.

2. a. 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.

3. n. The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these.

Definition of Red

1. of the color of blood [adj REDDER, REDDEST] / to redd [v REDDED, REDDING, REDS] - See also: redd

Medical Definition of Red

1. Of the colour of blood, or of a tint resembling that colour; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "Fresh flowers, white and reede." "Your colour, I warrant you, is as red as any rose." (Shak) Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. Red admiral, kermesite. See Kermes mineral, under Kermes. Red ash, any species of noctuid moths belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous species are mostly large and handsomely coloured. The under wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange. Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an appearance like blood in the urine. Origin: OE. Red, reed, AS. Red, red; akin to OS. Rd, OFries, rd, D. Rood, G. Roht, rot, OHG. Rt, Dan. & Sw. Rd, Icel. Raur, rjr, Goth. Ruds, W. Rhudd, Armor. Ruz, Ir. & Gael. Ruadh, L. Ruber, rufus, Gr, Skr. Rudhira, rohita; cf. L. Rutilus. Cr. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy, Russet, Rust. 1. The colour of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these. "Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue." 2. A red pigment. 3. An abbreviation for Red Republican. See Red. 4. The menses. English red, a pigment prepared by the Dutch, similar to Indian red. Hypericum red, a red resinous dyestuff extracted from Hypericum. Indian red. See Indian, and Almagra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Red

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