Wordie: Maroon

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(n): a person who suffers misfortune

(n): a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

(n): a red with a tinge of purple

(n): an exploding firework used as a warning signal

(n): (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

(v): leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

(v): leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

(v): leave stranded on a desert island without resources

(v): place or set apart

(adj): of dark brownish to purplish red

(adj): vs. achromatic) -- (being or having or characterized by hue

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9 months ago reesetee said:

No need to hang your head, jennarenn--I was poking skipvia. :-)

9 months ago skipvia said:

Is there a (non-madeupical) word for a word that has multiple distinct meanings? It would make a nice tag for this word, truckle, and a few others.

9 months ago jennarenn said:

Wha? *hangs head*

9 months ago reesetee said:

Precisely. :-)

9 months ago arby said:

hint, hint

9 months ago reesetee said:

Wow! Look at all the tags you can add! :-)

9 months ago skipvia said:

Interesting word--a color, a synonym for idiot, a verb that means "stranded," and the name for communities of escaped slaves in the colonial Americas.

about 1 year ago slumry said:

The red ship ran into the brown ship and they were all marooned on an island.

about 1 year ago AbraxasZugzwang said:

"What a ma-roooooon"

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

I pronounce it "muh RUNE."

about 1 year ago pamelad said:

Maroon the colour is pronounced marone here in Australia. In the US?

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