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Coral vs Maroon - What's the difference?

coral | maroon |

As a proper noun coral

is .

As a noun maroon is

an escaped negro slave of the caribbean and the americas or a descendant of escaped slaves or maroon can be a dark red, somewhat brownish, color or maroon can be (nautical) a rocket fired to summon the crew of a lifeboat or maroon can be (slang|derogatory) an idiot; a fool.

As an adjective maroon is

associated with maroon culture, communities or peoples or maroon can be of a maroon color.

As a verb maroon is

to abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.

coral

English

(wikipedia coral)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
  • (countable) A colony of marine polyps.
  • (countable) A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral.
  • The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their colour.
  • (historical) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of coral.
  • Having the yellowish pink colour of coral.
  • Derived terms

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * coralise/coralize * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    See also

    * atoll * barrier reef * dactylozooid * fringing reef * gonophore * gorgonian * Great Barrier Reef * madrepore * millepore * sea fan * sea whip *

    Anagrams

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    maroon

    English

    Etymology 1

    Derived from the American-Spanish , meaning “fugitive,” “wild”, “untamed”.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An escaped slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
  • A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.
  • Derived terms

    * marooner

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a maroon color
  • See also

    *

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A rocket fired to summon the crew of a lifeboat.
  • Etymology 4

    From an intentional mispronunciation of the word (moron) used by the cartoon character .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
  • * 2011 , S. Watts Taylor, Tarnish , iUniverse (2011), ISBN 9781462002023, page 21:
  • At least, I would not be sleeping that night. Why did I have that espresso? What a maroon !
    Synonyms
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