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dye
[ dahy ]
noun
- a coloring material or matter.
- a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc.
- color or hue, especially as produced by dyeing.
verb (used with object)
- to color or stain; treat with a dye; color (cloth, hair, etc.) with a substance containing coloring matter:
to dye a dress green.
- to impart (color) by means of a dye:
The coloring matter dyed green.
verb (used without object)
- to impart color, as a dye:
This brand dyes well.
- to become colored or absorb color when treated with a dye:
This cloth dyes easily.
dye
/ 岹ɪ /
noun
- a staining or colouring substance, such as a natural or synthetic pigment
- a liquid that contains a colouring material and can be used to stain fabrics, skins, etc
- the colour or shade produced by dyeing
verb
- tr to impart a colour or stain to (something, such as fabric or hair) by or as if by the application of a dye
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈⲹ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- a· a· adjective
- İ noun
- · verb (used with object) redyed redying
- un·a· adjective
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dye1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dye1
Idioms and Phrases
- of the deepest / blackest dye, of the most extreme or the worst sort:
a prevaricator of the blackest dye.
Example Sentences
Her tireless work rate, bubbly personality and a penchant for dyeing her hair different pastel colors made her one of the team’s most popular players in the team’s inaugural season.
Posey wore a mini dress featuring the colorway, while Campbell dyed his beard red and black and donned a red and black pigtail wig and shirt with the slogan “Resist Fascism.”
At this time, the FDA and food companies — including PepsiCo, General Mills, Mars and WK Kellogg — don’t have a formal agreement to remove artificial dyes, but an “understanding,” according to Kennedy.
After that, the Department of Health and Human Services said, it will work with industry to eliminate six petroleum-based food dyes: blue 1, blue 2, green 3, red 40, yellow 5 and yellow 6.
One of the heads of Greenpeace UK has been arrested after water was dyed red outside the US embassy in London by activists, the environmental group said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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