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Word entry · 3 letters

red

Best crossword clue

"Color of a ruby"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɹɛd/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted derStarts with REnds with D11 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Color of blood; left-wing

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English red, from Old English rēad, from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ- + *-ós.

Used in a sentence

  • Red can be seen as hot or angry.
  • Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens.
  • A bottle of red, a bottle of white / It all depends upon your appetite / I'll meet you any time you want / in our Italian restaurant.

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Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues

01Color of a ruby3 letters
02Fire engine color3 letters
03Fire-truck color3 letters
04Rose color, often3 letters
05Ruby color3 letters
06Stop-sign color3 letters
07Stoplight color3 letters
08Traffic-light stop color3 letters

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