Red
Red is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy. The red sky at sunset results from Rayleigh scattering, while the red color of the Grand Canyon and other geological features is caused by hematite or red ochre, both forms of iron oxide. Iron oxide also gives the red color to the planet Mars. The red colour of blood comes from protein hemoglobin, while ripe strawberries, red apples and reddish autumn leaves are colored by anthocyanins.Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egytians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to colour early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal. The 19th century brought the introduction of the first synthetic red dyes, which replaced the traditional dyes. Red also became the color of revolution; Soviet Russia adopted a red flag following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, later followed by China, Vietnam, and other communist countries.
Since red is the color of blood, it has historically been associated with sacrifice, danger and courage. Modern surveys in Europe and the United States show red is also the color most commonly associated with heat, activity, passion, sexuality, anger, love and joy. In China, India and many other Asian countries it is the color of symbolizing happiness and good fortune.
Red (adjective)
Having red as its color.
“The girl wore a red skirt.”
Red (adjective)
Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
“Her hair had red highlights.”
Red (adjective)
Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare of the spades or clubs suits
“I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.”
Red (adjective)
Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:
Red (adjective)
the U.S. Republican party
“a red state”
“a red Congress”
Red (adjective)
Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations
Red (adjective)
Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
Red (adjective)
Having a color charge of red.
Red (noun)
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.
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Red (noun)
A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; usually capitalized a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
Red (noun)
One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
Red (noun)
Red wine.
Red (noun)
A redshank.
Red (noun)
An Amerind.
Red (noun)
The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
Red (noun)
A red light a traffic signal
Red (noun)
red lemonade
Red (noun)
One of the three color charges for quarks.
Red (noun)
chili con carne (usually in the phrase “bowl of red”)
Read (verb)
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
“have you read this book?;”
“he doesn’t like to read”
Read (verb)
To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
“He read us a passage from his new book.”
“All right, class, who wants to read next?”
Read (verb)
To interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc.
“She read my mind and promptly rose to get me a glass of water.”
“I can read his feelings in his face.”
Read (verb)
To consist of certain text.
“On the door hung a sign that reads “No admittance”.”
“The passage reads differently in the earlier manuscripts.”
Read (verb)
Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.
“Arabic reads right to left.”
“That sentence reads strangely.”
Read (verb)
To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.
Read (verb)
Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.
Read (verb)
To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
“Do you read me?”
Read (verb)
To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.
“I am reading theology at university.”
Read (verb)
To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
“to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard”
Read (verb)
To think, believe; to consider (that).
Read (verb)
To advise; to counsel. See rede.
Read (verb)
To tell; to declare; to recite.
Read (verb)
To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
“Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me.”
Read (verb)
To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.
Read (verb)
past tense of read
Read (verb)
past participle of read
Read (noun)
A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor’s part of a play.
Read (noun)
An instance of calling attention to someone’s flaws; a taunt or insult.
Read (noun)
That which is to be read
“His thrillers are always a gripping read.”