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Audio Help [red] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, red·der, red·dest.

–noun

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.

–adjective

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.

—Idioms

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.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME red, OE réad; c. G rot, D rood, ON raudhr, L rūfus, ruber, Gk erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-

]

—Related forms

redly, adverb

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–verb (used with object), red, red·ding.

redd¹.

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Red

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–noun

a male or female given name.

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Red River

–noun

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.

Songka.

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Au·er·bach

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r-bahkh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	Arnold (“Red”), born 1917, U.S. basketball coach and manager.

2.	Ber·thold Audio Help [ber-tohlt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, 1812–82, German novelist.

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Grange

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–noun

Harold (“Red”; “the Galloping Ghost”

), 1903–1991, U.S. football player.

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–noun

1.	John, c1460–1529, English poet.

2.	Richard Bernard (“Red”), 1913–97, U.S. actor and comedian.

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red Audio Help (rěd) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue resembles that of blood; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
2. A pigment or dye having a red hue.
3. Something that has a red hue.
4. often Red A Communist.
5. A revolutionary activist.
1. often Red A Communist.
2. A revolutionary activist.

adj. red·der, red·dest

Having a color resembling that of blood.
Reddish in color or having parts that are reddish in color: a red dog; a red oak.
1. Having a reddish or coppery skin color.
2. often Red Offensive Of or being a Native American.
Having a ruddy or flushed complexion: red with embarrassment.
often Red Communist.

[Middle English, from Old English rēad; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

red'ly adv., red'ness n.

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red (1)

O.E. read, from P.Gmc. *rauthaz (cf. O.N. rauðr, Dan. rød, O.Fris. rad, M.Du. root, Ger. rot, Goth. rauþs), from PIE base *reudh- (cf. L. ruber, also dial. rufus "light red," mostly of hair; Gk. erythros; Skt. rudhira-; Avestan raoidita-; O.C.S. rudru, Pol. rumiany, Rus. rumjanyj "flushed, red," of complexions, etc.; Lith. raudas; O.Ir. ruad, Welsh rhudd, Bret. ruz "red"). The only color for which a definite common PIE root word has been found. The surname Read/Reid retains the original O.E. long vowel pronunciation. The color as characteristic of "British possessions" on a map, is attested from 1916. The red flag was used as a symbol of defiance in battle on land or sea from 1602. To see red "get angry" is an Amer.Eng. expression first recorded 1900. Red light as a sign to stop is from 1849, long before traffic signals. As the sign of a brothel, it is attested from 1900. As a children's game (in ref. to the traffic light meaning) it is recorded from 1953. Red-letter day (c.1385) was originally a saint's day, marked on church calendars in red letters. Red ball signifying "express" in railroad jargon is 1927, from the red ball mounted on a pole as a controlling signal. Red-blooded "vigorous, spirited" is recorded from 1877. Red dog, type of U.S. football pass rush, is recorded from 1959. Red shift in spectography is first recorded 1923. Red carpet "sumptuous welcome" is from 1934, but the custom for dignitaries is described as far back as Aeschylus (e.g. "Agamemnon").

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red (2)

"Bolshevik," 1917, from red (1), the color they adopted for themselves. Association in Europe of red with revolutionary politics (on notion of blood and violence) is from at least 1297, but got a boost 1793 with adoption of the red Phrygian cap (Fr. bonnet rouge) as symbol of the Fr. Revolution. First specific political reference in Eng. was 1848 (adj.), in news reports of the Second French Republic (a.k.a. Red Republic). The noun meaning "radical, communist" is from 1851.

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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]

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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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red1 [red] noun, adjective

(of) the colour of blood
Example: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.

Arabic:	أحْمَر
Chinese (Simplified):	红色的
Chinese (Traditional):	紅色的
Czech:	červený
Danish:	rød
Dutch:	rood
Estonian:	punane
Finnish:	punainen
French:	rouge
German:	rot
Greek:	κόκκινος
Hungarian:	piros
Icelandic:	rauður
Indonesian:	merah
Italian:	rosso

Japanese:	赤
Korean:	빨강; 붉은
Latvian:	sarkana krāsa; sarkans
Lithuanian:	raudonas
Norwegian:	rød
Polish:	czerwień, czerwony
Portuguese (Brazil):	vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):	vermelho
Romanian:	roşu
Russian:	красный (цвет)
Slovak:	červený
Slovenian:	rdeč
Spanish:	rojo
Swedish:	rött, röd
Turkish:	kırmızı

red2 [red] noun, adjective

(of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown

Arabic:	وَرْدي
Chinese (Simplified):	褐红色的
Chinese (Traditional):	褐紅色的
Czech:	ryšavý
Danish:	rød; rød-
Dutch:	rood
Estonian:	punakas
Finnish:	punertava
French:	roux
German:	rot
Greek:	κοκκινωπός
Hungarian:	vörös
Icelandic:	rauður
Indonesian:	merah
Italian:	rosso

Japanese:	赤色
Korean:	붉은 색 계통(의)
Latvian:	sarkanīgs; ruds
Lithuanian:	rusvas, rudas
Norwegian:	rød(håret)
Polish:	rudy
Portuguese (Brazil):	ruivo
Portuguese (Portugal):	ruivo
Romanian:	roşcat
Russian:	рыжий
Slovak:	ryšavý
Slovenian:	rdečkast
Spanish:	rojo; pelirrojo
Swedish:	röd
Turkish:	kızıl

red3 [red] noun, adjective

(a) communist
Example: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.

Arabic:	شُيوعي
Chinese (Simplified):	共产党人
Chinese (Traditional):	共產党人
Czech:	komunistický, rudý
Danish:	rød
Dutch:	rode
Estonian:	kommunist
Finnish:	vasemmistolainen
French:	communiste
German:	rot
Greek:	κομουνιστής
Hungarian:	vörös
Icelandic:	kommúnisti, rauðliði, róttæklingur
Indonesian:	komunis
Italian:	comunista

Japanese:	共産主義者
Korean:	공산주의자
Latvian:	komunists
Lithuanian:	raudonasis
Norwegian:	rød, kommunist
Polish:	czerwony
Portuguese (Brazil):	comunista
Portuguese (Portugal):	comunista
Romanian:	comunist
Russian:	красный
Slovak:	komunistický, červený
Slovenian:	rdečkar
Spanish:	rojo, comunista
Swedish:	röd; vänsteranhängare, kommunist
Turkish:	kızıl, komünist

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Main Entry: ¹red
Pronunciation: 'red
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: red·der; red·dest
: of the color red

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Main Entry: ²red
Function: noun
1 : a color whose hue resembles that of blood or of the ruby or is that of the long-wave extreme of the visiblespectrum
2 : a pigment or dye that colors red —see CONGO RED, NEUTRAL RED, VITAL RED

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Red

A term relating to a negative balance on a company's financial statements.

Investopedia Commentary

The phrase "in the red" is used widely to refer to companies that have not been profitable within their last accounting period. This term is derived from the color of ink used to by accountants to enter a negative figure on a company's financial statements.

See also: Black

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red

Of or relating to a firm or the operations of a firm that are deemed unprofitable. The term derives from the color of ink used to show losses on financial statements. Compareblack.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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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)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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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.

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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.

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Red

Red\ (r[e^]d), obs. . imp. & p. p. of Read. --Spenser.

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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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