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  1. 1. v. i. To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To grow red; to have a red or rosy color. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To express or make known by blushing. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A red or reddish color; a rosy tint. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. become rosy or reddish Source: wordnet

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