red
(rĕd)n.1. a. The hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue resembles that of blood; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
b. A pigment or dye having a red hue.
c. Something that has a red hue.
2. a. often Red A Communist.
b. A revolutionary activist.
3. The condition of being in debt or operating at a loss: The firm has been in the red all year.
adj. red·der,
red·dest 1. Having a color resembling that of blood.
2. Reddish in color or having parts that are reddish in color: a red dog; a red oak.
3. a. Having a reddish or coppery skin color.
b. often Red Often Offensive Of or being a Native American.
4. Having a ruddy or flushed complexion: red with embarrassment.
5. Relating to or being a red state.
6. often Red Communist.
red′ly adv.
red′ness n.
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red
(rɛd) n1. (Colours) any of a group of colours, such as that of a ripe tomato or fresh blood, that lie at one end of the visible spectrum, next to orange, and are perceived by the eye when light in the approximate wavelength range 740–620 nanometres falls on the retina. Red is the complementary colour of cyan and forms a set of primary colours with blue and green.
2. (Dyeing) a pigment or dye of or producing these colours
3. (Textiles) red cloth or clothing: dressed in red.
4. (Billiards & Snooker) a red ball in snooker, billiards, etc
5. (Gambling, except Cards) (in roulette and other gambling games) one of two colours on which players may place even bets, the other being black
6. (Archery) archery Also called: inner a red ring on a target, between the blue and the gold, scoring seven points
7. (Banking & Finance) in the red informal in debit; owing money
8. see red informal to become very angry
adj,
redder or reddest9. (Colours) of the colour red
10. (Colours) reddish in colour or having parts or marks that are reddish: red hair; red deer.
11. having the face temporarily suffused with blood, being a sign of anger, shame, etc
12. (of the complexion) rosy; florid
13. (of the eyes) bloodshot
14. (of the hands) stained with blood, as after committing murder
15. bloody or violent: red revolution.
16. (Brewing) (of wine) made from black grapes and coloured by their skins
17. denoting the highest degree of urgency in an emergency; used by the police and the army and informally (esp in the phrase red alert)
18. US relating to, supporting, or representing the Republican Party. Compare
blue24 vb,
reds,
redding or redded [Old English rēad; compare Old High German rōt, Gothic rauths, Latin ruber, Greek eruthros, Sanskrit rohita]
ˈredly adv
ˈredness n
red
(rɛd) vb,
reds,
redding,
red or redded (
tr) a variant spelling of
redd1
Red
(rɛd) adj1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Communist, Socialist, or Soviet
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) radical, leftist, or revolutionary
n3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member or supporter of a Communist or Socialist Party or a national of a state having such a government, esp the former Soviet Union
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a radical, leftist, or revolutionary
[C19: from the colour chosen to symbolize revolutionary socialism]
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red
(rɛd)
n., adj. red•der, red•dest. n. 1. any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm.
2. something red.
3. (often cap.) a radical leftist in politics, esp. a communist.
5. Informal. red wine.
6. Slang. a red capsule containing secobarbital.
adj. 7. of the color red.
8. having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin.
9. of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger.
10. politically radical or leftist.
11. (often cap.) communist.
Idioms: in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in theblack).
[before 900; Middle English red, Old English rēad; c. Old Frisian rād, Old Saxon rōd, Old High German rōt, Old Norse raudhr, Gothic rauths, Latin ruber, Greek erythrós]
red′ness, n.
red-
var. of
re- before a vowel or
h in some words:
redintegrate. -red
a suffix, denoting condition, formerly used in the formation of nouns: hatred; kindred.
[Middle English -rede, Old English -rǣden]
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