crimson

(noun) a deep and vivid red color. Synonyms: ruby, deep red.

(verb) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame. Synonyms: blush, flush, redden. Examples: "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by."

(adj) of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. Synonyms: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet.

(adj) characterized by violence or bloodshed. Synonyms: red, violent. Examples: "Writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- andrea parke." "Fann'd by conquest's crimson wing"- thomas gray." "Convulsed with red rage"- hudson strode."

(adj) (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. Synonyms: red, reddened, red-faced, flushed. Examples: "Crimson with fury." "Turned red from exertion." "With puffy reddened eyes." "Red-faced and violent." "Flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment."