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1red Listen to audio/ˈrɛd/ adjective
red·der; red·dest
[also more red; most red] 1 : having the color of blood
a shiny red fire truck bright red shoes dark red apples
2 : reddish brown or reddish orange in color
She has red hair. [=she is a redhead] a red fox
3 of a person's face : pink because of embarrassment, anger, etc.
His face turns red when he gets angry. When she realized her mistake, she turned beet red. [=she blushed] (Brit) His face went red with embarrassment.
4 of eyes : having many red lines from lack of sleep, drunkenness, etc. : bloodshot
Her eyes were red from crying.
5 somewhat old-fashioned, informal + disapproving : supporting Communism : communist
a red rag to a bull
Brit, informal : something that makes a person very angry
Just mentioning his poor marks to him was waving a red rag to a bull.
not one red centsee cent
paint the town redsee 2paint
— red·ness Listen to audio /ˈrɛdnəs/ noun [noncount]
There was swelling and redness around the site of the bee sting.
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