red
adjective
- 1
characterized by violence or bloodshed
writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke
fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray
- 2
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
- 3
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
crimson with fury
turned red from exertion
noun
- 1
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
- 2
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
- 3
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
- 4
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
the company operated at a loss last year
the company operated in the red last year
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