Dictionary Check: maroon
"maroon" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
adjective
of dark brownish to purplish red
noun
a person who is stranded (as on an island)
Example:
"when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
noun
a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
noun
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
verb
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
Example:
"the travellers were marooned"
verb
leave stranded on a desert island without resources
Example:
"The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
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