cardinal

[1]	cardinal number
[2]	carmine
[3]	cardinal grosbeak , Richmondena Cardinalis , Cardinalis cardinalis , redbird

adj.

[1]	important , chief , key , special , main , central , principal , prime , primary , essential , necessary , fundamental , supreme , paramount , highest , first , foremost , leading , pre-eminent
[2]	primal