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red

/ɹɛd/noun, adjective1 syllable

Red means: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.

Synonyms for red37

noun, as in emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

Bolshevik, Marxist, bolshie, bolshy

noun, as in a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana

Red River of the South, Red River

noun, as in the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

loss, red ink

noun, as in red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

redness

adjective, as in of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet, chromatic

adjective, as in (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

crimson, reddened, red-faced, flushed, colored, coloured, colorful, colourful

adjective, as in characterized by violence or bloodshed

crimson, violent, bloody

also used for red

redskin, redbird, red devil, cinnabar, claret, rosé, vermilion

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What does red mean?7

adjective

1

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

2

(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion“crimson with fury”

3

characterized by violence or bloodshed“writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days”

noun

1

emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

2

a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana

3

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue“the company operated at a loss last year”

4

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with red?33

three syllables

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All 33 rhymes for red, grouped by syllable

Red in a sentence

  • The outside of this box is green, but the inside is red.CK
  • My sister, wearing her favorite red coat, went out today.CM
  • In the fall, the leaves turn red and gold.buster_blu
  • The signal turning red, he stopped his car.unknown
  • A blue suit, white shirt and red tie are essential for all male workers.CM
  • As he slurped the red blood, he heard frenzied screams.unknown
  • Any flower will do, so long as it is red.unknown
  • When everybody's crossing on a red, it's not so scary.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of red

as a noun

plural
reds

as a adjective

comparative
redder
superlative
reddest