red

A1
Pronunciation
/ɹɛd/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.

2 Definition

A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.

3 Definition

One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.

4 Definition

Red wine.

5 Definition

A redshank.

6 Definition

An Amerind.

7 Definition

The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.

8 Definition

A red light (a traffic signal)

9 Definition

(beverages) red lemonade

10 Definition

One of the three color charges for quarks.

11 Definition

Chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red")

12 Definition

The redfish or red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a fish with reddish fins and scales.

Verb
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

To govern, protect.

2 Definition

To discuss, deliberate.

3 Definition

To advise.

4 Definition

To interpret (a riddle or dream); explain.

5 Definition

To free from entanglement.

6 Definition

To free from embarrassment.

7 Definition

To fix boundaries.

8 Definition

To comb hair.

9 Definition

To separate combatants.

10 Definition

To settle, usually a quarrel.

11 Definition

To clean, tidy up, to put in order.

Example Sentences
  • I've got to redd up the place before your mother gets back.
Adjective
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

Having red as its color.

Example Sentences
  • The girl wore a red skirt.
2 Definition

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

Example Sentences
  • Her hair had red highlights.
3 Definition

(of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black

Example Sentences
  • I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
4 Definition

(often capitalized) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:

5 Definition

Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations

6 Definition

Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.

7 Definition

Having a color charge of red.