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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RED, a. [Gr red, and a rose, from its color. Heb. to descend, to bring down. L. gradior, also to correct, to teach, erudio.]
Of a bright color, resembling blood. Red is a simple or primary color, but of several different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, etc. We say red color, red cloth, red flame, red eyes, red cheeks, red lead, etc.
Red book of the exchequer, an ancient English record or manuscript containing various treatises relating to the times before the conquest.
Red men, red people, red children, the aboriginals of America, as distinguished from the whites.
RED, n. A red color; as a brighter color, the best of all the reds.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: crimson, red, violent]
3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red- faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: crimson, red, reddened, red-faced, flushed] n
1: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: red, redness]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana [syn: Red, Red River]
3: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: Bolshevik, Marxist, red, bolshie, bolshy]
4: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: loss, red ink, red] [ant: gain]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name 1. river 1018 miles (1638 kilometers) flowing E on Oklahoma-Texas boundary & into the Atchafalaya & Mississippi in Louisiana 2. river N central United States & S central Canada flowing N on Minnesota-North Dakota boundary & into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba 3. — see Arctic Red 4. (or Hong) (or (in China) Yuan) river 500 miles (805 kilometers) SE Asia rising in central Yunnan, China, & flowing SE across N Vietnam into Gulf of Tonkin

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (redder; reddest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English r?ad; akin to Old High German r?t red, Latin ruber & rufus, Greek erythros Date: before 12th century 1. a. of the color red b. having red as a distinguishing color 2. a. (1) flushed especially with anger or embarrassment (2) ruddy, florid (3) being or having skin of a coppery hue b. bloodshot <eyes red from crying> c. being in the color range between a moderate orange and russet or bay d. tinged with red ; reddish 3. heated to redness ; glowing 4. a. inciting or endorsing radical social or political change especially by force b. often capitalized communist c. often capitalized of or relating to a communist country and especially to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a color whose hue resembles that of blood or of the ruby or is that of the long-wave extreme of the visible spectrum 2. red clothing <the lady in red> 3. one that is of a red or reddish color: as a. red wine b. an animal with a red or reddish coat 4. a. a pigment or dye that colors red b. a shade or tint of red 5. a. one who advocates the violent overthrow of an existing social or political order b. capitalized communist 6. [from the bookkeeping practice of entering debit items in red ink] the condition of showing a loss — usually used with the <in the red> — compare black III. abbreviation reduce; reduction

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of shades ranging from that of blood to pink or deep orange. 2 flushed in the face with shame, anger, etc. 3 (of the eyes) bloodshot or red-rimmed with weeping. 4 (of the hair) reddish-brown, orange, tawny. 5 involving or having to do with bloodshed, burning, violence, or revolution. 6 colloq. communist or socialist. 7 (Red) Russian, Soviet (the Red Army). 8 (of wine) made from dark grapes and coloured by their skins. --n. 1 a red colour or pigment. 2 red clothes or material (dressed in red). 3 colloq. a communist or socialist. 4 a a red ball, piece, etc., in a game or sport. b the player using such pieces. 5 the debit side of an account (in the red). 6 a red light. Phrases and idioms: red admiral a butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, with red bands on each pair of wings. red bark a red kind of cinchona. red biddy colloq. a mixture of cheap wine and methylated spirits. red-blooded virile, vigorous. red-bloodedness vigour, spirit. red card Football a card shown by the referee to a player being sent off the field. red carpet privileged treatment of an eminent visitor. red cedar an American juniper, Juniperus virginiana. red cell (or corpuscle) an erythrocyte. red cent US the smallest (orig. copper) coin; a trivial sum. Red Crescent an organization like the Red Cross in Muslim countries. red cross 1 St George's cross, the national emblem of England. 2 the Christian side in the crusades. Red Cross 1 an international organization (originally medical) bringing relief to victims of war or natural disaster. 2 the emblem of this organization. red deer a deer, Cervus elaphus, with a rich red-brown summer coat turning dull-brown in winter. red duster Brit. colloq. = red ensign. red dwarf an old relatively cool star. red ensign see ENSIGN. red-eye 1 = RUDD. 2 US sl. cheap whisky. red-faced embarrassed, ashamed. red flag 1 the symbol of socialist revolution. 2 a warning of danger. red fox a native British fox, Vulpes vulpes, having a characteristic deep red or fawn coat. red giant a relatively cool giant star. red grouse a subspecies of the willow grouse, native to Britain and familiar as a game-bird. Red Guard hist. a member of a militant youth movement in China (1966-76). red gum 1 a teething-rash in children. 2 a a reddish resin. b any of various kinds of eucalyptus yielding this. red-handed in or just after the act of committing a crime, doing wrong, etc. red hat 1 a cardinal's hat. 2 the symbol of a cardinal's office. red-headed 1 (of a person) having red hair. 2 (of birds etc.) having a red head. red heat 1 the temperature or state of something so hot as to emit red light. 2 great excitement. red herring 1 dried smoked herring. 2 a misleading clue or distraction (so called from the practice of using the scent of red herring in training hounds). red-hot 1 heated until red. 2 highly exciting. 3 (of news) fresh; completely new. 4 intensely excited. 5 enraged. red-hot poker any plant of the genus Kniphofia, with spikes of usually red or yellow flowers. Red Indian offens. an American Indian. red lead a red form of lead oxide used as a pigment. red-letter day a day that is pleasantly noteworthy or memorable (orig. a festival marked in red on the calendar). red light 1 a signal to stop on a road, railway, etc. 2 a warning or refusal. red-light district a district containing many brothels. red man = Red Indian. red meat meat that is red when raw (e.g. beef or lamb). red mullet a marine fish, Mullus surmuletus, valued as food. red pepper 1 cayenne pepper. 2 the ripe fruit of the capsicum plant, Capsicum annuum. red rag something that excites a person's rage (so called because red is supposed to provoke bulls). red rattle a pink-flowered marsh plant, Pedicularis palustris. red roan see ROAN(1). red rose the emblem of Lancashire or the Lancastrians. red shift the displacement of the spectrum to longer wavelengths in the light coming from distant galaxies etc. in recession. red spider any of various mites of the family Tetranychidae infesting hothouse plants esp. vines. red squirrel a native British squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, with reddish fur. Red Star the emblem of some Communist countries. red tape excessive bureaucracy or adherence to formalities esp. in public business. red-water 1 a bacterial disease of calves, a symptom of which is the passing of reddish urine. 2 a mass of water made red by pigmented plankton, esp. Gonyanlax tamarensis. Derivatives: reddish adj. reddy adj. redly adv. redness n. Etymology: OE read f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wine Wine, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. v[=i]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, ?, and E. withy. Cf. Vine, Vineyard, Vinous, Withy.] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. ``Red wine of Gascoigne.'' --Piers Plowman. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov. xx. 1. Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton. Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol, containing also certain small quantities of ethers and ethereal salts which give character and bouquet. According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines are called red, white, spirituous, dry, light, still, etc. 2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine. 3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication. Noah awoke from his wine. --Gen. ix. 24. Birch wine, Cape wine, etc. See under Birch, Cape, etc. Spirit of wine. See under Spirit. To have drunk wine of ape or wine ape, to be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Wine acid. (Chem.) See Tartaric acid, under Tartaric. [Colloq.] Wine apple (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a rich, vinous flavor.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Red Red (r[e^]d), obs. . imp. & p. p. of Read. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Red Red, v. t. To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Red Red, a. [Compar. Redder (-d?r); superl. Reddest.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy, Russet, Rust.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. ``Fresh flowers, white and reede.'' --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. Red admiral (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also Atlanta butterfly, and nettle butterfly. Red ant. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A very small ant (Myrmica molesta) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant (Formica sanquinea), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. Red antimony (Min.), kermesite. See Kermes mineral (b), under Kermes. Red ash (Bot.), an American tree (Fraxinus pubescens), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. Red bass. (Zo["o]l.) See Redfish (d) . Red bay (Bot.), a tree (Persea Caroliniensis) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. Red beard (Zo["o]l.), a bright red sponge (Microciona prolifera), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] Red birch (Bot.), a species of birch (Betula nigra) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. Red blindness. (Med.) See Daltonism. Red book, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] Red book of the Exchequer, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. Red brass, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. Red bug. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus Pyrrhocoris, especially the European species (P. apterus), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See Cotton stainder, under Cotton. Red cedar. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree (Juniperus Virginiana) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia (Cedrela Toona) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also toon tree in India.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Red Red (r?d), n. 1. The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these. ``Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue.'' --Milton. 2. A red pigment. 3. (European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a. [Cant] 4. pl. (Med.) The menses. --Dunglison.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(reds, redder, reddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is red is the colour of blood or fire. ...a bunch of red roses... COLOUR 2. If you say that someone's face is red, you mean that it is redder than its normal colour, because they are embarrassed, angry, or out of breath. With a bright red face I was forced to admit that I had no real idea... ADJ 3. You describe someone's hair as red when it is between red and brown in colour. ...a girl with red hair... ADJ 4. You can refer to red wine as red. The spicy flavours in these dishes call for reds rather than whites. N-MASS 5. If you refer to someone as a red or a Red, you disapprove of the fact that they are a communist, a socialist or have left-wing ideas. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT [disapproval] 6. If a person or company is in the red or if their bank account is in the red, they have spent more money than they have in their account and therefore they owe money to the bank. The theatre is £500,000 in the red... PHRASE: v-link PHR 7. If you see red, you suddenly become very angry. I didn't mean to break his nose. I just saw red. PHRASE: V inflects 8. like a red rag to a bull: see rag

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	RED
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	ANM
FAA District	HLN
State	MT
State	MONTANA
County	CARBON
County State	MT
City Name	RED LODGE
Full Name	RED LODGE
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"RED LODGE, MT 59068"
Elevation	5763
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	GREAT FALLS
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	01
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	NW
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	014
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	002
Air Taxi	000200
General Aviation, Local Operations	003700
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	004100
Military Aircraft Operations	000050
Latitude	45.1874447222
Longitude	-109.2673777778
State FIPS code	30
State Postal Code	MT
Version	09

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Moby Thesaurus

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