red

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/ɹɛd/

noun 8adj 7intj 1verb 1name 1

Collocations

(adj.) of the colour of blood

VERBS

glow

The sunset glowed red over the ocean as we sat on the beach.

ADV

very

slightly

Her cheeks were slightly red after she finished running up the stairs.

ADJ

bright, brilliant, fiery, flaming, vibrant, vivid

The sunset cast a brilliant red glow across the entire sky last evening.

dark, deep, rich | light, pale | dull

blood, brick, ruby

The old brick building at the corner of Main Street has been painted red every year for over a century.

(adj.) of the face

VERBS

be, look

flush, go, grow, turn

She turned red with embarrassment when her friend told that joke in front of everyone.

ADV

very | quite | rather, slightly

ADJ

bright, fiery

Her face turned bright red when she realized everyone was staring at her during the presentation.

PREP

with

The child's face turned red with anger when she lost the game.

PHRASES

as red as a beetroot, red in the face

When the teacher criticized his work, Tom became as red as a beetroot.

(noun.)

ADJ

bureaucratic

VERB + RED TAPE

cut (through), reduce

Definitions

noun

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.

Red can be seen as hot or angry.

And although we’ve certainly seen a variety of blue shades — from periwinkle to cobalt and even Dean Cain’s indigo-washed costume from the 1990’s TV show “Lois & Clark” — Superman’s uniform is still instantly recognizable across generations. In fact, there is only one film — Zack Snyder’s 2013 “Man of Steel” — in which Superman does not wear his iconic red belted trunks.

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

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

Red wine.

A bottle of red, a bottle of white / It all depends upon your appetite / I'll meet you any time you want / in our Italian restaurant.

He produced a wine key from his jacket pocket and effortlessly removed the cork from the bottle of red.

Any of several varieties of ale which are brewed with red or kilned malt, giving the beer a red colour.

American reds and doppelbocks are heavy lagers as well. It really comes down to how the beer was made. Beyond that, brewers are immensely creative and have developed styles of both ale and lager that run a wide range of attributes.

No other country has a brewing tradition as richly diverse as that of Belgium, with beers ranging from pleasant pale lagers to wild, winelike Flemish reds and lambics.

adj

Of a red hue.

The girl wore a red skirt.

He was wearing a red jacket.

Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

Her hair had red highlights.

Having a redder hue than usual due to embarrassment, anger, sunburn, etc.; flushed.

[T]he sun was shining on a happy crowd. It shone on white hats and red faces. It shone on ice lollies and melted them.

Having a brown color.

Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black (“of the spades or clubs suits”)

I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.

intj

Used to indicate that the speaker wishes current sexual activity to stop immediately.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — red color or pigment

redness

noun — emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals

noun — the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its reven

loss

adjective — characterized by violence or bloodshed

adjective — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange)

reddish
ruddy
blood-red
carmine
cerise
cherry
cherry-red
crimson

adjective — (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if

crimson
reddened
red-faced
flushed

Antonyms

gain

Idioms & Phrases

in the red

Having net losses; in debt.

The figures are going to be in the red this year.

cut red tape

To reduce bureaucracy.

This insurance company is an expert at cutting red tape to process your claim faster.

red tape

The binding tape once used for holding important documents together.

The use of red tape for tying up papers is of considerable antiquity. An advertisement in the Public Intelligencer, December 6, 1658, offers the reward for a restoration of a 'A li

paint the town red

To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.

It was the end of term and students decided to celebrate by painting the town red.

red letter day

A day marked in red on calendars; a church feast day.

The only red-letter day occurring in July, is the twenty-fifth, called St James's Day.

Example Bank

Red can be seen as hot or angry.

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Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with kno

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The girl wore a red skirt.

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He was wearing a red jacket.

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Your colour, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.

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