cinnabar

Plural: cinnabars

Noun

A bright red mineral, the principal ore of mercury.
a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).
The Elixir of Life.

Adjective Satellite

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

Adj

Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.

Examples

The brilliant play of CINNABAR shone like a red gem on the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in the mid-15th century. From Middle English cynabare, from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari), of unknown origin.

Synonyms

Callimorpha jacobeae, Chinese-red, cinnabar moth, vermilion, vermillion, dragon's blood, æthiops mineral

Scrabble Score: 12

cinnabar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cinnabar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cinnabar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

cinnabar: valid Words With Friends Word