VividLex

Home / Dictionary / red-hand

red-hand

2 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. a. / adv. Alt. of Red-handed Source: opted
2. Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed. Source: webster

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

red-handed act hands red taken alt blood bloody commission crime fresh hence homicide person said

Word family

red-header red-herrings red-hot red-hot poker red-hottest

Nearby in the alphabet

red-faced red-flowered red-flowered silky oak red-fruited

Open full thesaurus page for red-hand · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Thesaurus hub Word of the day Dictionary guide Learn POS

Search dictionary Related words Home