Maroon

adjective

mə'run

Adjective

of dark brownish to purplish red
Similar:Brownish-red

Noun

a person who is stranded (as on an island)
“when the tide came in I was a maroon out there”
Type of:Unfortunate
a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
Type of:Purplish-red
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Type of:FireworkPyrotechnic

Verb

leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
“the travellers were marooned”
Similar:Strand
Type of:AbandonDesertDesolate
leave stranded on a desert island without resources
“The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island”
Type of:InsulateIsolate

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL): Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21): Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary: Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary: SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020): NASPA

Similar Words

Brownish-red
Strand
Chromatic

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