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red

637 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) red (adjective)
  2. 2) red (noun)
  3. Red (geographical name)
  4. red (abbreviation)
  5. red admiral (noun)
  6. red alder (noun)
  7. red-alder family (noun)
  8. red alert (noun)
  9. red alga (noun)
  10. red alpine campion (noun)
  11. red amaranth (noun)
  12. red ant (noun)
  13. red antimony (noun)
  14. red ape (noun)
  15. red archangel (noun)
  16. red arsenic (noun)
  17. red arsenic glass (noun)
  18. red ash (noun)
  19. red-backed cutworm (noun)
  20. red-backed lemming (noun)
  21. red-backed mouse (noun)
  22. red-backed parrot (noun)
  23. red-backed saki (noun)
  24. red-backed salamander (noun)
  25. red-backed sandpiper (noun)
  26. red-backed shrike (noun)
  27. red bag (noun)
  28. red-bait (verb)
  29. red-baiting (noun)
  30. red ball (adjective)

1red

adj \ˈred\
red·derred·dest

Definition of RED

1
a : of the color red b : having red as a distinguishing color
2
a (1) : flushed especially with anger or embarrassment (2) : ruddy, florid (3) : being or having skin of a coppery hue b : bloodshot <eyes red from crying> c : being in the color range between a moderate orange and russet or bay d : tinged with red : reddish
3
: heated to redness : glowing
4
a : inciting or endorsing radical social or political change especially by force b often capitalized : communist c often capitalized : of or relating to a communist country and especially to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
5
: tending to support Republicans in a general election <red states>
— red in tooth and claw
: characterized by or displaying brutal emotion or violent behavior
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Examples of RED

  1. a shiny red fire truck
  2. His face turns red when he gets angry.

Origin of RED

Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German rōt red, Latin ruber & rufus, Greek erythros
First Known Use: before 12th century

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