red: Meaning and Definition of

red

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 cap.) a radical leftist in politics, esp. a communist.
4. See(def. 1).
5. red wine: a glass of red.
6. Also calleda capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color.
7. operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black): The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
8. See(def. 16).
9. to become very angry; become enraged: Snobs make her see red.

1. of the color red.
2. having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin.
3. of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger.
4. radically left politically.
5. (often cap.) communist.
6. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use.

red

1. redd.

Red

1. a male or female given name.

red-

1. var. ofbefore a vowel or h in some words: redintegrate.

-red

1. a native English suffix, denoting condition, formerly used in the formation of nouns: hatred; kindred.