brick red |
the color of dried bricks; brownish red. |
Chinese red |
a bright orange-red color. |
Eric the Red |
a Nordic outlaw and explorer who established the first Nordic settlement of Greenland in 985 (b.950--d.1003). |
Galápagos red bat |
any of a family of red bats endemic to the Galápagos Islands. |
in the red |
making less money than what is being paid out in expenses; in debt. |
paint the town red |
(slang) to go on an uninhibited spree. |
red alert |
a warning of imminent military attack. |
red algae |
any of several varieties of reddish marine plant life that form shrublike masses in deep water. |
red blood cell |
a cell in the blood that carries oxygen to the body's tissues. |
red carpet |
a red strip of carpet rolled out for visiting dignitaries. [2 definitions] |
red cedar |
either of two types of evergreen tree with red wood, one of the eastern United States and one of the west. [2 definitions] |
red cent |
(informal) a penny as a symbol of insignificance. |
Red Cross |
an international organization that gives medical care to people hurt during wars and natural disasters. |
red deer |
a deer of Europe and Asia with a reddish summer coat. |
red dwarf |
a small star with relatively low surface heat and weak luminosity. |
red flag |
(informal) anything that signals trouble or danger ahead. [2 definitions] |
red fox |
a small fox with reddish fur. |
red giant |
a large, bright star with a relatively low surface temperature and a reddish appearance. |
red heat |
the temperature at which something glows red. |
red herring |
something intended to distract attention from the main issue; misleading clue or false trail. [2 definitions] |