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Red Osier
- noun - common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
- Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
Red Shift
- noun - (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths; generally interpreted as the Doppler effect resulting from the velocity at which they recede as the universe expands
- (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding
Red-Blind
- adjective - inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green
Red-Brick
- adjective - of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
Redacting
- verb - formulate in a particular style or language;
- prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
Redaction
- noun - putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
- the act of putting something in writing
Reddening
- verb - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
- turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
Redditive
- - Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words.
Redeeming
- verb - bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
- compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"
- convert into cash; of commercial papers
- exchange or buy back for money; under threat
- pay off (loans or promissory notes)
- restore the honor or worth of
- save from sins
- to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange