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red

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red

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, red is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofred

1noun
  • Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.
  • A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
  • One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
  • Red wine.
  • A redshank.
  • An Amerind.
  • The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
  • A red light (a traffic signal)
  • (beverages) red lemonade
  • One of the three color charges for quarks.
  • Chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red")
  • The redfish or red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a fish with reddish fins and scales.
1adjective
  • Having red as its color.

    Example: "The girl wore a red skirt."

  • (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

    Example: "Her hair had red highlights."

  • (of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black

    Example: "I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens."

  • (often capitalized) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:
  • Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations
  • Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
  • Having a color charge of red.

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