CRIMSON
Scrabble letter values: C3R1I1M3S1O1N1 = 11
Definition
- verb turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame. — synonyms: blush, flush, redden
- noun a deep and vivid red color. — synonyms: ruby, deep_red
- adjective of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange). — synonyms: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red
- adjective characterized by violence or bloodshed. — synonyms: red, violent
- adjective (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. — synonyms: red, reddened, red-faced, flushed
Examples
- “The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by”
- “resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies”
- “writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days- Andrea Parke”