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1_million_wordsRed (noun)
red [red]
noun
1. any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm.
2. something red.
3. (often initial capital letter) a radical leftist in politics, especially a communist.
4. Informal. red light ( def 1) .
5. Informal. red wine: a glass of red.
6. Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color.
adjective
7. of the color red.
8. having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin.
9. of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger.
10. radically left politically.
11. (often initial capital letter) communist.
12. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use.
Idioms
13. in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black): The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
14. paint the town red. paint ( def 16 ) .
15. see red, Informal. to become very angry; become enraged: Snobs make her see red.
Origin: before 900; Middle English red, Old English rēad; cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, Old Norse raudhr, Latin rūfus, ruber, Greek erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-
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red [red]
noun
1. any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm.
2. something red.
3. (often initial capital letter) a radical leftist in politics, especially a communist.
4. Informal. red light ( def 1) .
5. Informal. red wine: a glass of red.
6. Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color.
adjective
7. of the color red.
8. having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin.
9. of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger.
10. radically left politically.
11. (often initial capital letter) communist.
12. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use.
Idioms
13. in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black): The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
14. paint the town red. paint ( def 16 ) .
15. see red, Informal. to become very angry; become enraged: Snobs make her see red.
Origin: before 900; Middle English red, Old English rēad; cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, Old Norse raudhr, Latin rūfus, ruber, Greek erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-
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Ficlet: Red Thread of Fate. (Steve/Danny ~160 words) Connected my 'Sanctuary...' Fic.
Date: 2013-02-16 05:36 pm (UTC)Until he has to secret his child away from everyone and everything they know and love. Because when that happens; when he finds the little church in the middle of nowhere Danny Williams starts having dreams. These dreams consist of a man coming to his little church looking for Sanctuary. But the interesting thing about this man is the thick red cuff he wears around his wrist. And the fact that Danny knows if he could see himself in these dreams, or visions; he would be wearing a matching red cuff on his own wrist.
Re: Ficlet: Red Thread of Fate. (Steve/Danny ~160 words) Connected my 'Sanctuary...' Fic.
Date: 2013-02-16 05:58 pm (UTC)Re: Ficlet: Red Thread of Fate. (Steve/Danny ~160 words) Connected my 'Sanctuary...' Fic.
Date: 2013-02-17 11:03 pm (UTC)Re: Ficlet: Red Thread of Fate. (Steve/Danny ~160 words) Connected my 'Sanctuary...' Fic.
Date: 2013-02-18 08:26 am (UTC)