RED

(COLOUR) [adjective], [noun] redder, reddest - (of) the colour of fresh bloodShe was wearing bright red lipstick.As the strawberries ripened they turned red.The woman was (dressed) all in red.I could see five different reds in the picture.To make the colour pink you mix red and white.If someone's hair is red it is a colour between red, brown and orange.If you are/turn/go red, blood goes to your face esp. because of anger or embarrassment.Look, you've embarrassed her - she's gone bright red.If your eyes are red, the white part of your eyes and the skin around your eyes is red, because of crying, tiredness, drunkenness, etc.(informal) If you or your bank account are in the red, you owe money (to the bank).Compare in the black at black (DARK IN COLOUR).Announcing that you're a Communist is like a red rag to a bull to him (= certain to produce an angry or violent reaction in him).A red admiral is a butterfly with black wings and red and white marks.A red alert is (the state of being ready to deal with) a sudden dangerous situation.The army was on red alert against the possibility of an attack.A red blood cell (also specialized red corpuscle) is any of the cells that carry oxygen around the body.If you call someone red-blooded, you mean that they seem to be full of confidence or sexual strength.a red-blooded American maleThe red carpet is a special official welcome that is given to an important guest, esp. in which a long red floor covering is put down for them to walk on.We'll roll out the red carpet for the Senator.The minister was given the red carpet treatment.(US informal) If you don't give a red cent for something, you don't give it any value.I wouldn't give a red cent for their chances of winning.The Red Crescent is an international organization in Muslim countries that takes care of people suffering because of war, hunger, illness, etc.The Red Cross is an international organization that takes care of people suffering because of war, hunger, illness, etc..The Red Cross is/are supplying food and medicine to the famine victims.A red deer is a deer with brown fur which changes to a different brown or brownish-red colour in summer.(esp. US informal) A red-eye is a flight taken at night.We caught the red-eye from LA and got to New York at five this morning.A red flag is used as a sign of danger or revolution.You're not allowed to swim when the red flag is flying.The song of some parties of the political left is called The Red Flag.A red giant is a very large cool star that gives out a reddish light.If someone is caught/found/discovered red-handed, they are found in the act of doing something illegal.A red herring is a fact, idea or subject that takes people's attention away from the central point being considered.The police investigated many clues, but they were all red herrings.If metal is red-hot, it is so hot that it has turned red, or (more generally) it is too hot to touch.(figurative) red-hot enthusiasmred-hot news, straight from the war zone(taboo dated) A Red Indian is a Native American.See at native.A red-letter day is a special, happy and important day that you will always remember.The day I first set foot in America was a red-letter day for me.A red light is used as a signal meaning danger or stop.The police stopped her for driving through/jumping a red light.The red-light district of a city is the part where there are many people and businesses selling sex.Red meat is meat from mammals, which is dark brown in colour after it has been cooked.A red pepper is the red ripe fruit of the capsicum plant, eaten as a vegetable, and red pepper is a red powder made from these fruits that gives a spicy taste to food.See picture: Vegetables(disapproving) Red tape means official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay the getting of results.My passport application is stuck in red tape.We must cut through the red tape.