maroon
Other forms: marooned; maroons; marooning
To maroon is to strand someone in an isolated place, often a deserted island. Think of "Gilligan's Island," "Survivor," or "Lost" — TV shows that feature folks marooned on islands — and you've got the idea.
Maroon can be a noun or verb, depending on how you use it. If you maroon your best friend on a deserted island, in addition to being a terrible friend, you're using the word as a verb. If this friend was wearing a brownish-red shirt at the time he was marooned, you would use the adjective maroon to describe the shirt's color.
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a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
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of dark brownish to purplish redsynonyms: brownish-redchromaticbeing, having, or characterized by hue
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leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
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leave stranded on a desert island without resources
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a person who is stranded (as on an island)
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an exploding firework used as a warning signaltype of:firework, pyrotechnic(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.
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