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crimson

/kˈɹɪmzən/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

  2. adjective

    characterized by violence or bloodshed;, Andrea Parke;, Thomas Gray;, Hudson Strode

    writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days

  3. noun

    a deep and vivid red color

  4. verb

    turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

    The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by

  5. adjective

    (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

    crimson with fury

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