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red

n.

Hues of red include: scarlet, carmine, vermilion, crimson, cerise, cherry-red, beet-red, ruby, garnet, maroon, brick-red, infrared, far infrared, near infrared, claret, rust, red-gold, magenta, pink, damask, coral-red, blood-red, solferino, fuchsia, russet, terra cotta, bittersweet, geranium lake, nacarat, nacarine, Harvard crimson, hyacinth red, Chinese red, Morocco red, caldron, Turkey red, Alizarin red, aniline red, aurora red, Bengal red, Congo red, Venetian red, Indian red, Indian ocher, chrome-red, carthamus red, rose, rose de Pompadour, rose blush, rose du Barry, old rose, Tyrian purple, fire engine red, candy apple red;

in the red

in debt, losing money, operating at a loss, going broke*; see indebted.

see red*

become angry, lose one's temper, get mad; see rage 1.

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