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Nouns (14)

n. red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

red, Bolshevik, bolshevik, Marxist, pinko

n. a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party

Bolshevik, Marxist, red, bolshie, bolshy

n. emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

Red, Red River

n. river in the United States of America, a tributary of the Mississippi River

Verbs (25)

grow

v. increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"

turn, grow

v. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"

grow, cause to grow

v. cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"

grow, develop

v. grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

raise, farm, produce, grow

v. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (23)

red, reddish

adj. (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"

red, empurpled, ruddy, flushed

red, inflamed, bloodshot, inflammatory

adj. (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed; "bloodshot eyes"

red, orange, yellow

adj. "warm colors"

red, carmine, crimson, ruby, cerise, cherry, scarlet, blood-red, cherry-red, ruby-red

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

Fuzzynyms (74)

bloom, flower, blossom

v. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

blossom, unfold, blossom forth, blossom out

v. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"

bud, develop buds

v. develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

advance, gain

v. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"

spread, diffuse, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

progress, build, work up, build up, form steadily

v. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

manifold, multiply, combine by multiplication, increase by multiplication

v. combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"

find, get, receive, obtain

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

obtain, secure, procure

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

bear, birth, have, deliver, birthe, give birth to, give birth

v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

result, ensue

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

ruddy, rubicund, sanguine

adj. inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"

Synonyms (372)

creep, grow over

v. grow in such a way as to cover (a building); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings"

grow up

v. become an adult

bush out, grow outward

v. grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out"

twine, grow upward

v. grow upward

tinted

adj. having or given a shade of color; esp a pale shade; often used in combination: "amber-tinted"

touched, tinged

adj. having come into contact

amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown

adj. of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

amethyst

adj. of a moderate purple color

auburn, reddish-brown

adj. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown; "auburn hair"

gilt, gold, golden, aureate, gilded

adj. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"

avocado

adj. of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado

azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue

adj. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"

bay

adj. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

beige

adj. of a light greyish-brown color

bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome

adj. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"

blae

adj. of bluish-black or grey-blue

blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue

adj. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"

blushful, rosy, blush-colored, blush-coloured

adj. of blush color; "blushful mists"

bottle-green

adj. of a dark to moderate greyish green color

bronze, bronzy

adj. of the color of bronze

brown, brownish, dark-brown

adj. of a color similar to that of wood or earth

buff

adj. of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

canary, canary-yellow

adj. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

caramel, caramel brown

adj. having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown

carnation

adj. pink or pinkish

chartreuse

adj. of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur

chestnut

adj. (of hair) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"

coral

adj. of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

creamy

adj. of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"

watercress, cresson, cress green

adj. of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green

dun

adj. of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color; "the dun and dreary prairie"

earth-colored, earthlike, earth-coloured

adj. earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth; "a range of earthlike colors"

fuscous

adj. of something having a dusky brownish grey color

green, greenish, light-green, dark-green

adj. of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"

hazel

adj. of a light brown or yellowish brown color

honey, honey-colored, honey-coloured

adj. having the color of honey

hued

adj. used in combination; having a given hue: "rosy-hued"

khaki

adj. of a yellowish brown color

lilac, lavender

adj. of a pale purple color

magenta

adj. of deep purplish red

maroon

adj. of dark brownish to purplish red

mauve

adj. of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

motley, multicolor, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, multicolour

adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

mosstone, moss green

adj. of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color

mousy, mouse-colored, mouse-coloured

adj. of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair"

ocher, ochre

adj. of a moderate orange-yellow color

olive-brown

adj. of a brown color with a greenish tinge

olive-drab

adj. of a light brownish green color

olive

adj. of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

orange, orangish

adj. of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

peacock-blue

adj. of bright greenish blue

pea-green

adj. of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color

pink, pinkish

adj. of a light shade of red

purple, violet, purplish

adj. of a color intermediate between red and blue

red, carmine, crimson, ruby, cerise, cherry, scarlet, blood-red, cherry-red, ruby-red

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

rose, roseate

adj. of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"

rose-red

adj. of a deep slightly bluish red color

russet

adj. of brown with a reddish tinge

rust, rusty, rust-colored, rust-coloured

adj. having the brown color of rust

sage, sage-green

adj. of the grey-green color of sage leaves

sea-green

adj. of the color of the sea; bluish green

snuff, snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-brown, snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown

adj. snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

sorrel, brownish-orange

adj. of a light brownish color

stone, stone-gray

adj. of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

straw-color, straw-colored, straw-coloured

adj. having the color of dry straw

tan

adj. of a light yellowish-brown color

tangerine

adj. of a strong reddish orange color

tawny

adj. of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather

ultramarine

adj. of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color

umber

adj. of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments

vermilion, vermillion, cinibar, Chinese red

adj. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

yellow, yellowish

adj. of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

yellow-green

adj. of a color midway between yellow and green

bright, brilliant, vivid

adj. having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

shot, iridescent, changeable, chatoyant

adj. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"

deep, rich

adj. strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"

flaming

adj. resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves"

glowing, fluorescent

adj. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors"

prismatic

adj. exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; "prismatic light"

psychedelic

adj. having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"

angry

adj. severely inflamed and painful; "an angry sore"

rheumatic, arthritic, creaky, rheumatoid

adj. of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"

asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy

adj. relating to breathing with a whistling sound

blebby, blistery

adj. covered with small blisters

puffy, distended, swollen, tumid, bloated, puffed, tumescent

adj. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"

cankerous, ulcerated, ulcerous

adj. having an ulcer or canker

carbuncled, carbuncular

adj. afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle

rotting, carious, decayed, decaying

adj. (of teeth) affected with cavities or decay

caseous

adj. of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike

chilblained

adj. having chilblains; "her poor chilblained hands"

colicky, flatulent, gassy

adj. suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal

debilitated, enfeebled, infirm, seedy

adj. full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"

diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological

adj. caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"

edematous, dropsical

adj. swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid

enlarged

adj. larger than normal; "enlarged joints"

mortified, gangrenous

adj. suffering from tissue death

ingrowing, ingrown

adj. growing abnormally into the flesh; "an ingrown toenail"

membranous, membrane-forming

adj. characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis"

sallow, sickly

adj. unhealthy looking

sunburned, sunburnt

adj. suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight

varicose

adj. abnormally swollen or knotty; "varicose veins"

tinted

adj. having or given a shade of color; esp a pale shade; often used in combination: "amber-tinted"

touched, tinged

adj. having come into contact

amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown

adj. of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

amethyst

adj. of a moderate purple color

auburn, reddish-brown

adj. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown; "auburn hair"

gilt, gold, golden, aureate, gilded

adj. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"

avocado

adj. of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado

azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue

adj. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"

bay

adj. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

beige

adj. of a light greyish-brown color

bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome

adj. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"

blae

adj. of bluish-black or grey-blue

blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue

blushful, rosy, blush-colored, blush-coloured

adj. of blush color; "blushful mists"

bottle-green

adj. of a dark to moderate greyish green color

bronze, bronzy

adj. of the color of bronze

brown, brownish, dark-brown

adj. of a color similar to that of wood or earth

buff

adj. of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

canary, canary-yellow

adj. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

caramel, caramel brown

adj. having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown

carnation

adj. pink or pinkish

chartreuse

adj. of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur

chestnut

adj. (of hair) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"

coral

adj. of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

creamy

adj. of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"

watercress, cresson, cress green

adj. of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green

dun

adj. of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color; "the dun and dreary prairie"

earth-colored, earthlike, earth-coloured

adj. earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth; "a range of earthlike colors"

fuscous

adj. of something having a dusky brownish grey color

green, greenish, light-green, dark-green

adj. of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"

hazel

adj. of a light brown or yellowish brown color

honey, honey-colored, honey-coloured

adj. having the color of honey

hued

adj. used in combination; having a given hue: "rosy-hued"

khaki

adj. of a yellowish brown color

lilac, lavender

adj. of a pale purple color

magenta

adj. of deep purplish red

maroon

adj. of dark brownish to purplish red

mauve

adj. of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

motley, multicolor, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, multicolour

adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

mosstone, moss green

adj. of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color

mousy, mouse-colored, mouse-coloured

adj. of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair"

ocher, ochre

adj. of a moderate orange-yellow color

olive-brown

adj. of a brown color with a greenish tinge

olive-drab

adj. of a light brownish green color

olive

adj. of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

orange, orangish

adj. of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

peacock-blue

adj. of bright greenish blue

pea-green

adj. of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color

pink, pinkish

adj. of a light shade of red

purple, violet, purplish

adj. of a color intermediate between red and blue

red, reddish

rose, roseate

adj. of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"

rose-red

adj. of a deep slightly bluish red color

russet

adj. of brown with a reddish tinge

rust, rusty, rust-colored, rust-coloured

adj. having the brown color of rust

sage, sage-green

adj. of the grey-green color of sage leaves

sea-green

adj. of the color of the sea; bluish green

snuff, snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-brown, snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown

adj. snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

sorrel, brownish-orange

adj. of a light brownish color

stone, stone-gray

adj. of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

straw-color, straw-colored, straw-coloured

adj. having the color of dry straw

tan

adj. of a light yellowish-brown color

tangerine

adj. of a strong reddish orange color

tawny

adj. of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather

ultramarine

adj. of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color

umber

adj. of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments

vermilion, vermillion, cinibar, Chinese red

adj. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

yellow, yellowish

adj. of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

yellow-green

adj. of a color midway between yellow and green

Antonyms (21)

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

contract, shrink, draw together

v. become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

colorless, colourless

adj. weak in color; not colorful

grow red

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