maroon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈruːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/məˈrun/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mə ro̅o̅n′)

Collocations for "maroon"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "maroon" in context.

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maroon

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [deep, bright, vivid, light] maroon
  2. (different) [tones, hues, shades] of maroon
  3. [painted, finished, decorated] in maroon
  4. painted the [wall, town, bike] in maroon
  5. comes in maroon and [turquoise, racing green, marine blue]
  6. available in maroon and [turquoise]
  7. the uniform is maroon and [turquoise]
  8. the [waiters, pupils, students] dress in maroon
  9. UK: the firing of a maroon
adj
  1. a maroon [color, hue]
  2. is maroon (in color)
  3. a maroon [shirt, top, dress, outfit]
  4. maroon [paint, wallpaper]
  5. a maroon [finish, strip, tone, interior, coat]
  6. [apply, give it] a maroon [finish]
  7. a maroon [sky, sunset, landscape, setting]
  8. the [sky] turned maroon
v
  1. [they, the students, the passengers] were marooned on an island
  2. [were, got] marooned [a hundred miles off, a long way from]
  3. marooned on a [remote, desert, far-off] island
  4. marooned in [space, no-man's land]
  5. marooned for [weeks, months, years]
  6. marooned by the [storm, waves]

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