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- [see red]
- /si rɛd/
- /ˈsiː red/
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- [see red]
- /si rɛd/
Definitions of see red words
- noun see red any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers. 1
- abbreviation SEE RED something red. 1
- noun see red (often initial capital letter) Older Slang: Usually Disparaging. a radical leftist in politics, especially a Communist. 1
- noun see red Informal. red light (def 1). 1
- noun see red Informal. red wine: a glass of red. 1
- noun see red Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color. 1
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Origin of see red
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English red, Old English rēad; cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, Old Norse raudhr, Latin rūfus, ruber, Greek erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-
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Parts of speech for See red
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
see red popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
see red usage trend in Literature
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verb see red
- boil over — When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
- bristle — Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man's chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man's head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- frothing — an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- get one's dander up — to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry