red sea
/ˌɹɛd ˈsiː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea.
name
A governorate in eastern Egypt
name
The states of the western and southern United States which consistently vote Republican in presidential elections.
American usage
name
Alternative letter-case form of Red Sea.
Example Sentences
- "And all this while the red sea of her blood Ebd with Leander."
- "The ghost of a creed […] may be laid, after all, only in a Red Sea of blood."
- "Titus argued that “the promised land” could now “by their own efforts, be obtained”: Slavery has been swallowed up in a Red Sea of blood, and the slave has emerged from the conflict of races transformed from a chattel to a man."
- "When her shoulder was free she screamed at the sharp sting of pain and collapsed to her knees where her own blood gathered in a warm puddle —a red sea of her pain and misery. Gravity increased and the ground, all though placid and still ..."
- "Sissoo feasted upon the flesh as the silky smooth red sea of blood trickled down his cheek as the lifeless body of Catherine Babyish lay amongst a red stained linen sheet drenched with her own blood as her scared dead eyes stared into the shadows above."
- "Woman's menstrual blood, as symbolized in the "red carpet" or "red-sea of life," paved the way for the processions of queens, kings, brides and heroes."
Etymology
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Word Breakdown
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Inflected Forms
the Red Sea (canonical)
Red Seas (plural)