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[noun] the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
[noun] a tributary of the Mississippi River
[noun] emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
[adjective] characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode
[adjective] red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears
[adjective] having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
[adjective] (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"
[adjective] (used of hair or fur) of a reddish brown color; "red deer"; "reddish hair"
[adjective] (of wine) deep reddish in color; "a red wine such as a claret or burgundy"; "a pinot noir is a red burgundy"
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\Red\ (r[e^]d), obs. . imp. & p. p. of {Read}. --Spenser.
\Red\, v. t. To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
\Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. ``Fresh flowers, white and reede.'' --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses.
(b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral}
(b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Redfish}
(d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo["o]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites.
(b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.
(c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood.
(b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India. {Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}. {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite. {Red coral} (Zo["o]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}. {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English.
(b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva cross}, under {Geneva}. {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}. {Red deer}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti.
(b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}. {Red duck} (Zo["o]l.), a European reddish brown duck ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}. {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}. {Red empress} (Zo["o]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}. {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}. {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}. {Red flag}. See under {Flag}. {Red fox} (Zo["o]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color. {Red grouse} (Zo["o]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under {Ptarmigan}. {Red gum}, or {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See {Eucalyptus}. {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum['e], fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called also {Badge of Ulster}. {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked. {Red horse}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.
(b) See the Note under {Drumfish}. {Red lead}. (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}. {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}. {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}. {Red maggot} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the wheat midge. {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}. {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his color. {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See {Maple}. {Red mite}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Red spider}, below. {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple color ({Morus rubra}). {Red mullet} (Zo["o]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}. {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. {Red perch} (Zo["o]l.), the rosefish. {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}. {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark. {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}. {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}. {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}. {Red scale} (Zo["o]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California and Australia. {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.

Synonyms for red

aflame(p), blood-red, bloody, Bolshevik, bolshie, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, chromatic, colored, colorful, coloured, crimson, flushed, in color(p), Marxist, pinko, Red River, reddened, reddish, red-faced, redness, ruby, ruby-red, ruddy, scarlet, violent

Antonyms: white

See also: alizarine red | America | cardinal | carmine | cerise | cherry | cherry red | chromatic color | chromatic colour | chrome red | crimson | dark red | deep red | orange red | purplish red | radical | river | ruby | scarlet | spectral color | spectral colour | Turkey red | U.S. | U.S.A. | United States | United States of America | US | USA | vermilion |

The fun area, different aproach to word »red«

Let's analyse "red" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DER. Average typing speed for these characters is 840 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: red: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: red: 9 + 5 + 4 = 18, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

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