MAROON
Scrabble letter values: M3A1R1O1O1N1 = 8
Definition
- adjective of dark brownish to purplish red. — synonyms: brownish-red
- verb leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue. — synonyms: strand
- verb leave stranded on a desert island without resources.
- noun a person who is stranded (as on an island).
- noun a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color.
- noun an exploding firework used as a warning signal.
Examples
- “the travellers were marooned”
- “The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island”
- “when the tide came in I was a maroon out there”