crimson

adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent

of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or

rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},

{cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {ruby}, {ruby-red},

{scarlet}]

2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson

deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by

Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red

rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {red}, {violent}]

3: (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" [syn: {aflame(p)}, {red}, {reddened}, {red-faced},

{flushed}]

n : a deep and vivid red [syn: {ruby}, {deep red}]

v : turn red, as if in embarrassment [syn: {blush}, {flush}, {redden}]