Word
maroon, n.
(maroons)
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
<noun.artifact>
maroon
semantic pointers
hypernym
firework, pyrotechnic
a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
<noun.attribute>
maroon
semantic pointers
hypernym
purplish red, purplish-red
a person who is stranded (as on an island)
<noun.person>
maroon
sample sentences
"when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
maroon
maroon
semantic pointers
hypernym
unfortunate, unfortunate person