red
/red/ adjective (redder, reddest)Definition
COLOUR › being the same colour as blood: a red shirt
HAIR › Red hair is an orange-brown colour: Rosie's got red hair and freckles.
go red UK (US turn red) › If someone goes red, their face becomes red because they are embarrassed or angry: He kissed her on the cheek and she went bright red.
WINE › Red wine is made from black grapes (= small, round, purple fruits). → See also be like a red rag to a bull
(Definition of red adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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