re|devel|op /riː d I ve ləp/ (redevelops , redeveloping , redeveloped ) VERB When an area is redeveloped , existing buildings and roads are removed and new ones are built in their place. □ [be V -ed] Birmingham is now going to be redeveloped again.
re|devel|op|ment /riː d I ve ləpmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT When redevelopment takes place, the buildings in one area of a town are knocked down and new ones are built in their place.
re d-eye (red-eyes ) The spelling redeye is also used in meaning 2 . 1 N‑COUNT A red-eye or a red-eye flight is a plane journey during the night. [INFORMAL ] □ She was running to catch a red-eye to New York.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] In photography, redeye is the unwanted effect that you sometimes get in photographs of people or animals where their eyes appear red because of the reflection of a camera flash or other light. □ The camera incorporates a redeye reduction facility.
re d-fa ced ADJ A red-faced person has a face that looks red, often because they are embarrassed or angry. □ A red-faced Mr Jones was led away by police.
re d fla g (red flags )
1 N‑COUNT A red flag is a flag that is red in colour and is used to indicate danger or as a sign that you should stop. □ Then the rain came and the red flag went up to signal a halt.
2 N‑COUNT If you refer to something as a red flag , you mean that it acts as a danger signal. □ The abnormal bleeding is your body's own red flag of danger.
re d-ha nded PHRASE If someone is caught red-handed , they are caught while they are in the act of doing something wrong. □ My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed.
red|head /re dhed/ (redheads ) N‑COUNT A redhead is person, especially a woman, whose hair is a colour that is between red and brown.
re d-hea ded also redheaded ADJ [usu ADJ n] A red-headed person is a person whose hair is between red and brown in colour.
re d he r|ring (red herrings ) N‑COUNT If you say that something is a red herring , you mean that it is not important and it takes your attention away from the main subject or problem you are considering. □ As Dr Smith left he said that the inquiry was something of a red herring.
re d-ho t
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Red-hot metal or rock has been heated to such a high temperature that it has turned red. □ …red-hot iron.
2 ADJ A red-hot object is too hot to be touched safely. □ In the main rooms red-hot radiators were left exposed.
3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Red-hot is used to describe a person or thing that is very popular, especially someone who is very good at what they do or something that is new and exciting. [JOURNALISM ] □ Some traders are already stacking the red-hot book on their shelves.
Re d I n|dian (Red Indians ) N‑COUNT Native Americans who were living in North America when Europeans arrived there used to be called Red Indians . [OFFENSIVE , OLD-FASHIONED ]
re|di|rect /riː d I re kt, -da I -/ (redirects , redirecting , redirected )
1 VERB If you redirect your energy, resources, or ability, you begin doing something different or trying to achieve something different. □ [V n] Controls were used to redistribute or redirect resources. ● re|di|rec|tion /riː d I re kʃ ə n, -da I -/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] □ [+ of ] A redirection of resources would be required.
2 VERB If you redirect someone or something, you change their course or destination. □ [V n] She redirected them to the men's department.
re|dis|cov|er /riː d I skʌ və r / (rediscovers , rediscovering , rediscovered ) VERB If you rediscover something good or valuable that you had forgotten or lost, you become aware of it again or find it again. □ [V n] …a one-time rebel who had rediscovered his faith.
re|dis|cov|ery /riː d I skʌ vəri/ (rediscoveries ) N‑VAR The rediscovery of something good that you had forgotten or lost is the fact or process of becoming aware of it again or finding it again. □ [+ of ] …the rediscovery of his natural passion for making things.
re|dis|trib|ute /riː d I str I bjuːt/ (redistributes , redistributing , redistributed ) VERB If something such as money or property is redistributed , it is shared among people or organizations in a different way from the way that it was previously shared. □ [be V -ed] Wealth was redistributed more equitably among society. □ [V n] Taxes could be used to redistribute income. ● re|dis|tri|bu|tion /riː d I str I bjuː ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …redistribution of income so that the better off can help to keep the worse off out of poverty.
re d-le tter day (red-letter days ) N‑COUNT A red-letter day is a day that you will always remember because something good happens to you then.
re d li ght (red lights )
1 N‑COUNT A red light is a traffic signal which shines red to indicate that drivers must stop.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] The red-light district of a city is the area where prostitutes work.
re d mea t (red meats ) N‑VAR Red meat is meat such as beef or lamb, which is dark brown in colour after it has been cooked.
red|neck /re dnek/ (rednecks ) N‑COUNT If someone describes a white man, especially a lower class American from the countryside, as a redneck , they disapprove of him because they think he is uneducated and has strong, unreasonable opinions. [mainly AM , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ A large Texan redneck was shouting obscenities at Ali.
red|ness /re dnəs/ N‑UNCOUNT Redness is the quality of being red. □ Slowly the redness left Sophie's face.