red

noun reds · Red

1. countable, uncountable The color of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the color which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive color. Red can be seen as hot or angry.
2. countable A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
3. countable One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
4. countable, uncountable Red wine. A bottle of red, a bottle of white / It all depends upon your appetite / I'll meet you any time you want / in our Italian restaurant.
5. countable Any of several varieties of ale which are brewed with red or kilned malt, giving the beer a red colour. American reds and doppelbocks are heavy lagers as well. It really comes down to how the beer was made. Beyond that, brewers are immensely creative and have developed styles of both ale and lager that run a wide range of attributes.
6. countable, informal A red variety of an animal, such as a red kangaroo or a red squirrel.
7. UK, countable, informal A redshank.
8. countable, derogatory, offensive, uncountable An American Indian.

   Similar: redskin

9. countable, slang, uncountable The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug. What in the world ever became of sweet Jane? / She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same / Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine

   Similar: redbird, red devil

10. countable, informal, uncountable A red light (a traffic signal) Stopping on the red, you're going on the green / Cause tonight will be like nothing you've ever seen / And you're barreling down the boulevard / You're looking for the heart of Saturday night
11. Ireland, UK, countable, informal, uncountable Red lemonade
12. countable, particle, uncountable One of the three color charges for quarks.
13. US, colloquial, uncountable Chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red"). Houston visited a home in an early pioneer settlement where he was offered a bowl of red. Houston eagerly took his first large spoonful. His eyes watering, he spat out his bite […]
14. countable, informal, uncountable The redfish or red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a fish with reddish fins and scales. The species Sciaenops ocellatus certainly isn’t lacking for nicknames.[…] Clear water also favors sightcasting. Against the dark background of marsh mud, a red will appear like a pumpkin — big, orange and round.
15. slang, uncountable Tomato ketchup. I squeeze some red out over my chips and feel guilty. Nothing is as English as Heinz ketchup in the sauce game, except perhaps HP.
16. countable, uncountable A red dye or pigment.
17. countable, uncountable A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of red pigment.
18. countable, uncountable Something, or a part of a thing, which is red.

Similar: carmine, cinnabar, claret, crimson, rosé, scarlet, vermilion

adjective redder · reddest · Red

1. Of a red hue. The girl wore a red skirt.
2. of hair Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger. Her hair had red highlights.
3. of the skin Having a redder hue than usual due to embarrassment, anger, sunburn, etc.; flushed. [T]he sun was shining on a happy crowd. It shone on white hats and red faces. It shone on ice lollies and melted them.
4. of a dog or its coat Having a brown color.
5. of a card Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black (“of the spades or clubs suits”) I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
6. capitalized, often Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany. "Only Nixon could go to China" was the refrain of conventional wisdom during Richard Nixon’s 1972 official visit to Mao Tse-tung’s regime. Nixon’s anti-communist credentials, however dubious, provided useful camouflage as he opened diplomatic relations with Red China and made breathtaking concession
7. US, capitalized, often The U.S. Republican Party. a red state
8. derogatory, offensive Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations. All my friends are Indians / All my friends are brown and red
9. Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
10. particle Of a red color charge.

Similar: scarlet, crimson, vermilion, ruby-red, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal-red, carmine, wine-red, claret-red, blood-red, coral-red, cochineal-red, rose-red, brick-red, maroon, rust-red, rufous-red, gules-red, rufescent · Opposite: nonred, unred, antired

interjection Red

1. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes current sexual activity to stop immediately.

verb

1. archaic, participle, past simple past and past participle of rede

verb reds · redding · redded

1. alternative Alternative spelling of redd

noun Reds

1. A Communist. The 5th “Red” army corps is also making for Wuting while the 9th “Red” army corps is preparing bamboo rafts for crossing the Kin Sha Kiang (River) northwards to invade south-western Szechuan.
2. A supporter of a sports team who wears red as part of their kit.
3. The player moving the red pieces. When the Chief Arbiter announces the start of the game, the player taking Black will press the clock, and Red would make his move before pressing the clock.

proper noun

1. A nickname given to someone who has or had red hair.

adjective

1. Communist. the Red Army
2. Related to socialist or leftist politics.
3. dated, ethnic, offensive, slur, usually Native American. the Red race

   Similar: red-skinned

noun

1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of reverse electrodialysis

adjective

1. not comparable red (hair color).