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Redden

To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.

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Blush 76% connected

To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Carmine 76% connected

A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Encrimson 76% connected

To give a crimson or red color to; to crimson.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Madder 76% connected

A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland.…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rubify 76% connected

To redden.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ruddle 76% connected

To raddle or twist.

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Vermilion 76% connected

A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Color 76% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Colour 76% connected

See Color.

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Discolor 76% connected

To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolore…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Blush 92% connected

To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Crimson 92% connected

A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Flush 92% connected

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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