Synonyms: maroon
Definition: an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Similar words: firework, pyrotechnic
Definition: (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.
Synonyms: maroon
Definition: a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
Similar words: purplish red, purplish-red
Definition: a red with a tinge of purple
Synonyms: maroon
Definition: a person who is stranded (as on an island)
Usage: when the tide came in I was a maroon out there
Similar words: unfortunate, unfortunate person
Definition: a person who suffers misfortune
Synonyms: maroon
Definition: leave stranded on a desert island without resources
Usage: The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island
Similar words: isolate, insulate
Definition: place or set apart
Usage: They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
Definition: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
Usage: the travellers were marooned
Similar words: abandon, forsake, desert, desolate
Definition: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Usage: The mother deserted her children
Synonyms: maroon, brownish-red
Definition: of dark brownish to purplish red
Similar words: chromatic
Definition: being or having or characterized by hue