maroon maroon /mɝˈuːn/

adjective

1. () Of dark brownish to purplish red  ( brownish-red , maroon )
   of dark brownish to purplish red
   

noun

1. An exploding firework used as a warning signal  ( maroon )
   an exploding firework used as a warning signal
    A loud maroon was set off to alert the campers of the approaching storm.
   A loud maroon was set off to alert the campers of the approaching storm.
   
   
2. A dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color  ( maroon )
   a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
    The curtains in the room were a deep maroon, giving it a rich look.
   The curtains in the room were a deep maroon, giving it a rich look.
   
   
3. A person who is stranded (as on an island)  ( maroon )
   a person who is stranded (as on an island)
    When the tide came in I was a maroon out there
   when the tide came in I was a maroon out there
   

verb

1. () Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue  ( maroon , strand )
   leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
    The travellers were marooned
   the travellers were marooned
   
2. Leave stranded on a desert island without resources  ( maroon )
   leave stranded on a desert island without resources
    The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island
   The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island
   

 consumption weed consumption weed /kənˈsʌmpʃən wiːd/

noun

1. A shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts  ( Baccharis halimifolia , consumption weed , cotton-seed tree , groundsel bush , groundsel tree )
   a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
   
   

 genius genius /ˈdʒiːnjəs/

noun

1. () Unusual mental ability  ( brilliance , genius )
   unusual mental ability
   
2. () Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality  ( brainiac [ N. American] , Einstein , mastermind , brain , genius , brainbox [Informal, British] , smart cookie [Informal, N. American] )
   someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
    Mozart was a child genius
   Mozart was a child genius
    He's smart but he's no Einstein
   he's smart but he's no Einstein
   
   
3. () Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field  ( adept , champion , maven [Informal, American] , genius , mavin [Informal, American] , superstar , whizz [Informal] , wiz [Informal] , megastar [Informal] , ace [Informal] , hotshot [Informal] , sensation , star , virtuoso , whiz [Informal] , wizard [Informal] )
   someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
     The talented star dazzled audiences with her captivating performances on the stage.
   The talented star dazzled audiences with her captivating performances on the stage.
   
4. A natural talent  ( genius , flair )
   a natural talent
    He has a flair for mathematics
   he has a flair for mathematics
    He has a genius for interior decorating
   he has a genius for interior decorating
   
5. Exceptional creative ability  ( genius , wizardry )
   exceptional creative ability
   

 Abel Abel /ˈeɪbəl/

noun

1. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain  ( Abel )
   (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain
   
2. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)  ( Abel , Niels Abel , Niels Henrik Abel )
   Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)