crimson
/krˈɪmzʌn/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Adjective Satellite
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
Adjective Satellite
(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"
Noun
a deep and vivid red color
Verb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"