crimson
noun
a deep and vivid red color
verb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
“The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by”
adjective
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
characterized by violence or bloodshed
“writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days”
“fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing”
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
“crimson with fury”
“turned red from exertion”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
