Red

Hue of fire

Red is the color of blood, fire, and ripe tomatoes—the longest wavelength visible to the human eye.

Red signals danger, passion, or urgency: red flags, red alerts, seeing red.

Politically, red associates with leftist movements in most of the world but with Republicans in America.

To be in the red is to owe money, from the accounting practice of recording debts in red ink.

She turned red with embarrassment.

color

crimson

Deep purplish-red shade

cherry · maroon · burgundy · carmine · cardinal · rust · brick · wine · blood · garnet

emotion

anger

Intense hostile emotion

blushing · passion · intensity · flush · heated · fiery · temper · wrath · shame · humiliation

nature

cardinal

Of foremost importance

  • robinSmall orange-breasted thrush
  • mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
  • poppyScarlet bloom, opium source

ladybug · strawberry · tomato · cherry · rose · sunset · autumn · leaves · fox · Mars

politics

communist

Collectivist political adherent

leftist · revolutionary · Soviet · Maoist · labor · radical · proletarian · comrade · hammer · sickle

warning

stop

Cease all motion

emergency · prohibited · caution · siren · forbidden · hazard · fire · brake · traffic · signal

wine

Merlot

Bordeaux red grape

Sangiovese · Tempranillo · Bordeaux · Chianti · Rioja · Barolo · tannins · full-bodied · decant · aerate

hair

ginger

Pungent culinary rhizome

redhead · carrot · Titian · russet · henna · freckles · Celtic · Irish · Scottish · fiery

meat

beef

Bovine meat for eating

rare · bloody · iron · protein · marbled · ribeye · tartare · carpaccio · brisket · roast

luck

envelope

Folded paper enclosure

fortune · wedding · Chinese New Year · Lunar · gift · money · blessing · auspicious · celebration · festival

Categories
Opposites
color spectrum position

Redgreen

Color of vegetation

cyan · blue · teal · turquoise · aqua

color temperature/warmth

Redblue

Primary color; also sad

ice blue · white · conservative · right-wing · capitalist

political ideology (us context)

Redblue

Primary color; also sad

blue state · Democrat · liberal

Phrases
Family

reds, redden, reddened, reddening, reddens, reddish, redness, redder, reddest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G