Idioms for red
Origin of red
1OTHER WORDS FROM red
red·ly, adverbWords nearby red
Definition for red (2 of 9)
Definition for red (3 of 9)
Red
[ red ]
/ rɛd /
noun
a male or female given name.
a nickname typically given to someone with red hair.
Definition for red (4 of 9)
redd
1
or red
[ red ]
/ rɛd /
verb (used with object), redd or redd·ed, redd·ing. Northern and Midland U.S.
to put in order; tidy: to redd a room for company.
to clear: to redd the way.
Origin of redd
1
before 900; apparently conflation of 2 words: Middle English (Scots)
reden to clear, clean up (a space, land), Old English
gerǣdan to put in order (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German
rêden, reiden; akin to
ready); and Middle English (Scots)
redden to rid, free, clear, Old English
hreddan to save, deliver, rescue (cognate with Old Frisian
hredda, German
retten)
Definition for red (5 of 9)
Definition for red (6 of 9)
-red
a native English suffix, denoting condition, formerly used in the formation of nouns: hatred; kindred.
Origin of -red
Middle English
-rede, Old English
-rǣden
Definition for red (7 of 9)
Grange
[ greynj ]
/ greɪndʒ /
noun
HaroldRedthe Galloping Ghost,1903–1991,
U.S. football player.
Definition for red (8 of 9)
Auerbach
[ ou-er-bahk, our-; for 2 also German ou-uh r-bahkh ]
/ ˈaʊ ərˌbɑk, ˈaʊr-; for 2 also German ˈaʊ ərˌbɑx /
noun
ArnoldRed,1917–2006,
U.S. basketball coach and manager.
Ber·thold
[ber-tohlt] /ˈbɛr toʊlt/,1812–82,
German novelist.
Definition for red (9 of 9)
Skelton
[ skel-tn ]
/ ˈskɛl tn /
noun
John,c1460–1529,
English poet.
Richard BernardRed,1913–97,
U.S. actor and comedian.
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British Dictionary definitions for red (1 of 9)
red
1
/ (rɛd) /
noun
adjective redder or reddest
verb reds, redding or redded
another word for redden
Derived forms of red
redly, adverb redness, nounWord Origin for red
Old English
rēad; compare Old High German
rōt, Gothic
rauths, Latin
ruber, Greek
eruthros, Sanskrit
rohita
British Dictionary definitions for red (2 of 9)
British Dictionary definitions for red (3 of 9)
Red
/ (rɛd) informal /
adjective
Communist, Socialist, or Soviet
radical, leftist, or revolutionary
noun
a member or supporter of a Communist or Socialist Party or a national of a state having such a government, esp the former Soviet Union
a radical, leftist, or revolutionary
Word Origin for Red
C19: from the colour chosen to symbolize revolutionary socialism
British Dictionary definitions for red (4 of 9)
Auerbach
/ (ˈaʊəˌbɑːk) /
noun
Frank (Helmuth). born 1931, British painter, born in Germany, noted esp for his use of impasto
British Dictionary definitions for red (5 of 9)
grange
/ (ɡreɪndʒ) /
noun
mainly British
a farm, esp a farmhouse or country house with its various outbuildings
history
an outlying farmhouse in which a religious establishment or feudal lord stored crops and tithes in kind
archaic
a granary or barn
Word Origin for grange
C13: from Anglo-French
graunge, from Medieval Latin
grānica, from Latin
grānum
grain
British Dictionary definitions for red (6 of 9)
Grange
/ (ɡreɪndʒ) /
noun (in the US)
the Grange
an association of farmers that strongly influenced state legislatures in the late 19th century
a lodge of this association
British Dictionary definitions for red (7 of 9)
Skelton
/ (ˈskɛltən) /
noun
John. ?1460–1529, English poet celebrated for his short rhyming lines using the rhythms of colloquial speech
Derived forms of Skelton
Skeltonic, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for red (8 of 9)
redd
1
red
Scot and Northern English dialect
verb redds, redding, redd or redded
(tr often foll by up)
to bring order to; tidy (up)
noun
the act or an instance of redding
Derived forms of redd
redder, nounWord Origin for redd
C15
redden to clear, perhaps a variant of
rid
British Dictionary definitions for red (9 of 9)
redd
2
/ (rɛd) /
noun
a hollow in sand or gravel on a river bed, scooped out as a spawning place by salmon, trout, or other fish
Word Origin for redd
C17 (originally: spawn): of obscure origin
Idioms and Phrases with red
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