red
noun · adjective · verb
Simple meaning
The color of blood or a ripe tomato.
Pronunciation
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rehdIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹɛd
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Definition
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noun
The color of blood or a ripe tomato.
countable
Any of several varieties of ale which are brewed with red or kilned malt, giving the beer a red colour.
countable and uncountable
The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
countable
A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
Red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
countable and uncountable
Red wine.
adjective
of the skin
Having a redder hue than usual due to embarrassment, anger, sunburn, etc.; flushed.
of hair
Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
of a dog or its coat
Having a brown color.
Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
verb
To free from entanglement.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
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