| Noun | 1. | crimson - a deep and vivid red |
| Verb | 1. | crimson - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" |
| Adj. | 1. | crimson - having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubiesSynonyms: blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet, ruddy |
| 2. | crimson - characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode |
| 3. | crimson - (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" |