English to English
maroon
(m/@/'r/u/n
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adjective (a)
- Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a person who is stranded (as on an island)(noun.person)Example:
When the tide came in I was a maroon out there.
source: wordnet30 - a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- an exploding firework used as a warning signal(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.(noun)source: webster1913
- A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
verb (v)
- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue(verb.possession)Example:
The travellers were marooned.
source: wordnet30 - leave stranded on a desert island without resources(verb.change)Example:
The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island.
source: wordnet30 - To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.(verb)source: webster1913
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