Red Noun Bre Wears Browns Woods Fall Leaves

• she often wears red.
• the reds and browns of the woods in the fall (= of the leaves)
• i've marked the corrections in red (= in red ink).
• the traffic lights were on red.

red

1. the colour of blood or fire
• She often wears red.
• the reds and browns of the woods in the fall (= of the leaves)
• I've marked the corrections in red (= in red ink).
• The traffic lights were on red.
2. red wine
• Would you prefer red or white?
• an Italian red
3. a person with very left-wing political opinions
• compare pinko
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pinko_2
4. to owe money to your bank because you have spent more than you have in your account
• compare be in the black
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/black_2
• The company has plunged $37 million into the red.
• My account is $100 in the red.
5. to become very angry
• See related entries: Anger
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/anger/red_6
• People who drop litter make me see red.

Word Origin

• Old English rēad, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rood and German rot, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin rufus, ruber, Greek eruthros, and Sanskrit rudhira ‘red’.