red red /ˈrɛd/

adjective

1. () Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood, cherries, tomatoes or rubies  ( blood-red , carmine , cerise , cherry , cherry-red , reddish , ruby , ruby-red , ruddy , crimson , red , scarlet , reddy , rufescent )
   of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood, cherries, tomatoes or rubies
    The picture would come through dark with a blood-red tinge
   The picture would come through dark with a blood-red tinge
   
2. () Characterized by violence or bloodshed  ( violent , crimson , red )
   characterized by violence or bloodshed
    Writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days
   writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days
    Fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing
   fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing
    Convulsed with red rage
   convulsed with red rage
   
3. () (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion  ( crimson , reddened , flushed , red , red-faced )
   (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
    Crimson with fury
   crimson with fury
    Turned red from exertion
   turned red from exertion
    With puffy reddened eyes
   with puffy reddened eyes
    Red-faced and violent
   red-faced and violent
    Flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
   flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
   

noun

1. () Red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood  ( redness , red )
   red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
    A glass of red wine will pair well with the steak
   A glass of red wine will pair well with the steak
   
   
2. () Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries  ( bolshie , bolshy , Marxist , Bolshevik , red )
   emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
   
   
3. The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue  ( red , red ink , loss )
   the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
    The company operated at a loss last year
   the company operated at a loss last year
    The company operated in the red last year
   the company operated in the red last year
   

 Red

1. () A tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana  ( Red River of the South , Red , Red River )
   a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
     The vibrant red sunset painted the sky with hues of warmth and serenity.
   The vibrant red sunset painted the sky with hues of warmth and serenity.