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Meaning of word maroon from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A person who is stranded (as on an island).

Example : When the tide came in I was a maroon out there.

Meaning : A dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color.

Meaning : An exploding firework used as a warning signal.

Meaning : Of dark brownish to purplish red.

Synonyms : brownish-red

Meaning : Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue.

Example : The travellers were marooned.

Synonyms : strand

Meaning : Leave stranded on a desert island without resources.

Example : The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.