maroon
To maroon is to strand someone in an isolated place, often a deserted island. Think of “Gilligan’s Island,” “Survivor,” or “Lost” — TV shows that feature folks marooned on islands — and you’ve got the idea.
Maroon can be a noun or verb, depending on how you use it. If you maroon your best friend on a deserted island, in addition to being a terrible friend, you’re using the word as a verb. If this friend was wearing a brownish-red shirt at the time he was marooned, you would use the adjective maroon to describe the shirt’s color.
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a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
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type of:
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purplish red, purplish-red
a red with a tinge of purple
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purplish red, purplish-red
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of dark brownish to purplish red
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synonyms:
brownish-red-
chromatic
being or having or characterized by hue
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chromatic
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leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
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leave stranded on a desert island without resources
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a person who is stranded (as on an island)
“when the tide came in I was a
maroon out there”-
type of:
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unfortunate, unfortunate person
a person who suffers misfortune
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unfortunate, unfortunate person
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an exploding firework used as a warning signal
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type of:
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firework, pyrotechnic
(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.
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firework, pyrotechnic