carmine

adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent

of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

[syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {cerise},

{cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red},

{scarlet}]

n : a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: {cardinal}]

v : color carmine

farming

[Adelaide University, Australia] What the heads of a disk

drive are said to do when they plow little furrows in the

magnetic media. Associated with a {head crash}. Typically

used as follows: "Oh no, the machine has just crashed; I hope

the hard drive hasn't gone {farming} again."

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