noun
- 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.
- 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 redshank.
- An Amerind.
- The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
- A red light (a traffic signal)
- (beverages) red lemonade
- One of the three color charges for quarks.
- Chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red")
- The redfish or red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a fish with reddish fins and scales.
adjective
- Having red as its color.
- (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
- (of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black
- (often capitalized) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:
- Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations
- Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
- Having a color charge of red.
Synonyms: blood, brick, cardinal, carmine, cerise, cherry, claret, cochineal, coral, crimson, damask, gules, maroon, rose, rosy, ruby, rufescent, rufous, rust, sanguine, scarlet, vermilion, wine
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