red
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- noun
- /rɛd/
- He painted the fence a bright, cheerful red that stood out in the garden.
- the color red
- bright reds
- reds and blues
Examples
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And red becomes my new favorite color.
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The color red signifies blood.
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The white stands for purity and the red stands for love.
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The symbol of Komo is the color red, which represents blood.
Academic text (2008) -
We've got three shades of the exact same red.
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The blue light of the television flickers against the somber red of the setting sun.
Fiction book (1990) -
The artist chose a vibrant shade of red for the sunset in her painting.
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The dress was a deep red that caught everyone's attention at the party.
Synonyms
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A very strong red colour that is easy to see
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3.4
A deep red color with a little purple
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A deep red color that is not bright
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1.6
A bright red color with a strong orange tone
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3.2
A red color with a little purple in it
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3.4
A deep red color like fresh raspberries
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6.2
A warm red-brown color often used in paint and design
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5.9
A dark brown red like dried blood
A red color with a touch of purple
Idioms
- Informal
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3.7
To give someone a very special welcome, like an important guest
An unclear thing that does not help you understand or decide
Compounds
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An international group that gives food, shelter, and medical help in wars and disasters
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2.7
A long narrow strip of red cloth laid out for important guests to walk on at formal events
- Specialized
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3.1
A small round cell in the blood that carries oxygen to body tissues
- Literature
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2.3
A girl in a famous fairy tale who meets a wolf while visiting her grandmother
- Specialized
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7.2
A very large old star with a cool surface and much larger size than the Sun
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2.6
A punishment in sports like football that sends a player off the field for a serious foul
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2.2
A river in the southern United States that flows east from Texas along Oklahoma's southern border into Louisiana
- UK
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6.8
A British university founded in the late 1800s or early 1900s, not one of the older universities
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9.2
A young person who supports Mao Zedong and takes part in political activity during China's Cultural Revolution
- Specialized
5
6.8
Sea water that turns red or brown because many tiny sea plants make poisons that can harm fish and people
- NSFW
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9.9
A scene in a story when people are suddenly killed or betrayed, shocking the audience
- Specialized
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7.2
Light from distant galaxies moves toward red light, showing they move away
- Specialized
2
7.4
A bright red flame that comes from burning chemicals and people use in fireworks and flares
- Offensive
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7.6
China when it was ruled by a communist government, a name Western writers used in the past
- US
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A small evergreen tree with needle-like leaves that grows in eastern North America
How Red
Surface Forms
Etymology
Red as a noun names the color and comes from the very old root reudh that meant 'red' or 'blood'. As one of the main colors, red still describes things like paint, fruit, and warning signs.