rood

Definitions of rood
  1. noun
    red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
    synonyms: keel
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    karmozijn
    a deep and vivid red color
    cinnaber, scharlaken, vermiljoen
    a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
    bordeaux, bourgogne
    a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
    bordeaux
    a dark purplish-red color
    wijntje
    a red as dark as red wine
    fuchsia, fuchsine
    a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
  2. noun
    a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
    synonyms: bolsjewiek, bolsjewist, duizendje, keel, krant, marxist, rode, rooie, rug
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    communist
    a socialist who advocates communism
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