[red] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, red·der, red·dest. | 1. | any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm. |
| 2. | something red. |
| 3. | (often initial capital letter) a radical leftist in politics, esp. a communist. |
| 4. | Informal. red light (def. 1). |
| 5. | Informal. red wine: a glass of red. |
| 6. | Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color. |
| 7. | of the color red. |
| 8. | having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin. |
| 9. | of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger. |
| 10. | radically left politically. |
| 11. | (often initial capital letter) communist. |
| 12. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use. |
| 13. | in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black): The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red. |
| 14. | paint the town red. paint (def. 16). |
| 15. | see red, Informal. to become very angry; become enraged: Snobs make her see red. |
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
| 1. | a river flowing E from NW Texas along the S boundary of Oklahoma into the Mississippi River in Louisiana. ab. 1300 mi. (2095 km) long. |
| 2. | Also called Red River of the North. a river flowing N along the boundary between Minnesota and North Dakota to Lake Winnipeg in S Canada. 533 mi. (860 km) long. |
| 3. | Songka. |
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[ou-er-bahk, our-; for 2 also Ger. ou-uhr-bahkh] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Arnold (“Red”), born 1917, U.S. basketball coach and manager. |
| 2. | Ber·thold
[ber-tohlt] Pronunciation Key, 1812–82, German novelist. |
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[greynj] Pronunciation Key | Harold (“Red”; “the Galloping Ghost”), 1903–1991, U.S. football player. |
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[skel-tn] Pronunciation Key | 1. | John, c1460–1529, English poet. |
| 2. | Richard Bernard (“Red”), 1913–97, U.S. actor and comedian. |
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| red
(rěd) Pronunciation Key
n.
adj. red·der, red·dest
[Middle English, from Old English rēad; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.] red'ly adv., red'ness n. |
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| red | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies |
| 2. | characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: crimson] |
| 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"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: crimson] |
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 [syn: Bolshevik] |
| 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" [syn: loss] [ant: gain] |
red
In addition to the idioms beginning with red, also see catch red-handed; in the red; not worth a dime (red cent); paint the town red; see red.
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Red
(Or "REDL") A language proposed by Intermetrics to meet the Ironman requirements which led to Ada.
["On the RED Language Submitted to the DoD", E.W. Dijkstra, SIGPLAN Notices 13(10):27 (Oct 1978)].
["RED Language Reference Manual", J. Nestor and M. van Deusen, Intermetrics 1979].
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Red Wing, MN (city, FIPS 53620) Location: 44.58193 N, 92.60206 W
Population (1990): 15134 (6176 housing units)
Area: 90.3 sq km (land), 15.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55066
Red Hill, PA (borough, FIPS 63808) Location: 40.37676 N, 75.48373 W
Population (1990): 1794 (715 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 18076
Red Hook, NY (village, FIPS 60895) Location: 41.99565 N, 73.87663 W
Population (1990): 1794 (760 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12571
Red House, VA Zip code(s): 23963
Red House, WV Zip code(s): 25168
Red Lion, PA (borough, FIPS 63840) Location: 39.89870 N, 76.60774 W
Population (1990): 6130 (2572 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17356
Red Level, AL (town, FIPS 63768) Location: 31.40418 N, 86.60820 W
Population (1990): 588 (257 housing units)
Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36474
Red Lodge, MT (city, FIPS 61525) Location: 45.19151 N, 109.24709 W
Population (1990): 1958 (1248 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59068
Red Oak, IA (city, FIPS 66135) Location: 41.01248 N, 95.22456 W
Population (1990): 6264 (2911 housing units)
Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51566
Red Oak, OK (town, FIPS 62550) Location: 34.95241 N, 95.08066 W
Population (1990): 602 (298 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74563
Red Oak, VA Zip code(s): 23964
Red Rock, TX Zip code(s): 78662
Red Springs, NC (town, FIPS 55660) Location: 34.81420 N, 79.18452 W
Population (1990): 3799 (1549 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28377
Red Top, CA Zip code(s): 95340
Red Devil, AK (CDP, FIPS 64930) Location: 61.79033 N, 157.34786 W
Population (1990): 53 (24 housing units)
Area: 60.8 sq km (land), 5.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99656
Red Creek, WV Zip code(s): 26289
Red Bank, TN (city, FIPS 61960) Location: 35.11140 N, 85.29500 W
Population (1990): 12322 (6262 housing units)
Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37415
Red Banks, MS Zip code(s): 38661
Red Rock, OK (town, FIPS 62650) Location: 36.45989 N, 97.17891 W
Population (1990): 321 (104 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74651
Red Bluff, CA (city, FIPS 59892) Location: 40.17375 N, 122.24037 W
Population (1990): 12363 (5062 housing units)
Area: 18.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 96080
Red Bud, IL (city, FIPS 63043) Location: 38.21016 N, 89.99639 W
Population (1990): 2918 (1174 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62278
Red Bay, AL (city, FIPS 63576) Location: 34.43613 N, 88.13634 W
Population (1990): 3451 (1452 housing units)
Area: 24.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35582
Red Creek, NY (village, FIPS 60829) Location: 43.24802 N, 76.72307 W
Population (1990): 566 (226 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13143
Red Cloud, NE (city, FIPS 40920) Location: 40.08610 N, 98.52232 W
Population (1990): 1204 (638 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68970
Red Bank, NJ (borough, FIPS 62430) Location: 40.34735 N, 74.06746 W
Population (1990): 10636 (5112 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Red Bank, SC (CDP, FIPS 59110) Location: 33.92890 N, 81.23328 W
Population (1990): 5950 (2163 housing units)
Area: 30.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Red Chute, LA (CDP, FIPS 63855) Location: 32.57354 N, 93.61156 W
Population (1990): 5431 (1965 housing units)
Area: 23.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Red River, NM (town, FIPS 62200) Location: 36.70750 N, 105.40666 W
Population (1990): 387 (479 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Red Oak, TX (city, FIPS 61196) Location: 32.51790 N, 96.80883 W
Population (1990): 3124 (1174 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Red Hill, SC (CDP, FIPS 59190) Location: 33.78707 N, 79.00975 W
Population (1990): 6112 (2619 housing units)
Area: 27.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Red Oak, NC (town, FIPS 55640) Location: 36.03846 N, 77.90678 W
Population (1990): 280 (114 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Red Lake, MN (CDP, FIPS 53458) Location: 47.85968 N, 95.00162 W
Population (1990): 1068 (322 housing units)
Area: 25.8 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Red Jacket, WV (CDP, FIPS 67396) Location: 37.64915 N, 82.13230 W
Population (1990): 760 (299 housing units)
Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Red Cliff, CO (town, FIPS 63265) Location: 39.50839 N, 106.36950 W
Population (1990): 297 (98 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Red Feather Lake, CO Zip code(s): 80545
Red Lake Falls, MN (city, FIPS 53476) Location: 47.88519 N, 96.27391 W
Population (1990): 1481 (649 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56750
Red Boiling Spri, TN Zip code(s): 37150
Red River Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 81) Location: 32.09363 N, 93.33089 W
Population (1990): 9387 (3839 housing units)
Area: 1006.5 sq km (land), 35.0 sq km (water)
Red River County, TX (county, FIPS 387) Location: 33.61841 N, 95.05101 W
Population (1990): 14317 (6650 housing units)
Area: 2720.1 sq km (land), 19.2 sq km (water)
Red Oaks Mill, NY (CDP, FIPS 60983) Location: 41.65570 N, 73.87355 W
Population (1990): 4906 (1690 housing units)
Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Red Lake County, MN (county, FIPS 125) Location: 47.87673 N, 96.09650 W
Population (1990): 4525 (1899 housing units)
Area: 1120.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Red Boiling Springs, TN (city, FIPS 62000) Location: 36.53172 N, 85.85069 W
Population (1990): 905 (420 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Red Willow County, NE (county, FIPS 145) Location: 40.17619 N, 100.47900 W
Population (1990): 11705 (5279 housing units)
Area: 1856.2 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water)
Claverack-Red Mills, NY (CDP, FIPS 16050) Location: 42.22323 N, 73.72486 W
Population (1990): 1110 (502 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Red
Er`y*sip"e*las\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin. See Red, and Pell, n.] (Med.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.
Red
Phos"phor*us\, n.; pl. Phosphori. [L., the morning star, Gr. ?, lit., light bringer; ? light + ? to bring.]1. The morning star; Phosphor. 2. (Chem.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically, must be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, -- whence its name. It always occurs compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on the tips of friction matches, and for many other purposes. The molecule contains four atoms. Symbol P. Atomic weight 31.0. 3. (Chem.) Hence, any substance which shines in the dark like phosphorus, as certain phosphorescent bodies. Bologna phosphorus (Chem.), sulphide of barium, which shines in the dark after exposure to light; -- so called because this property was discovered by a resident of Bologna. The term is sometimes applied to other compounds having similar properties. Metallic phosphorus (Chem.), an allotropic modification of phosphorus, obtained as a gray metallic crystalline substance, having very inert chemical properties. It is obtained by heating ordinary phosphorus in a closed vessel at a high temperature. Phosphorus disease (Med.), a disease common among workers in phosphorus, giving rise to necrosis of the jawbone, and other symptoms. Red, or Amorphous, phosphorus (Chem.), an allotropic modification of phosphorus, obtained as a dark red powder by heating ordinary phosphorus in closed vessels. It is not poisonous, is not phosphorescent, and is only moderately active chemically. It is valuable as a chemical reagent, and is used in the composition of the friction surface on which safety matches are ignited. Solar phosphori (Chem.), phosphorescent substances which shine in the dark after exposure to the sunlight or other intense light.
Red
Red\ (r[e^]d), obs. . imp. & p. p. of Read. --Spenser.
Red
Red\, v. t. To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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