reds

Noun

red (countable and uncountable, plural reds)

1. The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
   • Red can be seen as hot or angry.
2. (countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
3. (countable) One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
4. Red wine.
   • A bottle of red, a bottle of white / It all depends upon your appetite / I'll meet you any time you want / in our Italian restaurant.1977 September, Billy Joel, “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”, in The Stranger
5. (countable) Any of several varieties of ale which are brewed with red or kilned malt, giving the beer a red colour.
   • American reds and doppelbocks are heavy lagers as well. It really comes down to how the beer was made. Beyond that, brewers are immensely creative and have developed styles of both ale and lager that run a wide range of attributes.2012 June 5, Howard Stelzer, Beer Cocktails: 50 Superbly Crafted Cocktails that Liven Up Your Lagers and Ales, Harvard Common Press, →ISBN
6. (countable, informal) A red variety of an animal, such as a red kangaroo or a red squirrel.

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