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colours definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb colour 3 of 6 senses of colour Sense 2 color, colour, emblazon => miniate Sense 5 color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in colour in => blackwash => motley, parti-color => polychrome, polychromize, polychromise => azure => purple, empurple, purpurate => aurify => verdigris => pinkify => incarnadine => embrown => handcolour => pigment => retouch => silver => gray, grey => tone => redden => mottle, streak, blotch Sense 6 discolor, discolour, colour, color => blush, crimson, flush, redden => pale, blanch, blench => tan, bronze => sunburn, burn => whiten, white => blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black => turn => silver => dye => redden => purple => gray, grey => yellow => tone => green => blue Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb colour 3 of 6 senses of colour Sense 2 color, colour, emblazon => miniate Sense 5 color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in colour in => blackwash => motley, parti-color => polychrome, polychromize, polychromise => azure => purple, empurple, purpurate => aurify => verdigris => pinkify => incarnadine => embrown => handcolour => pigment => retouch => silver => gray, grey => tone => redden => madder => encrimson => vermilion => carmine => rubify => rubric => ruddle => mottle, streak, blotch Sense 6 discolor, discolour, colour, color => blush, crimson, flush, redden => pale, blanch, blench => tan, bronze => suntan => sunburn, burn => whiten, white => bleach => peroxide => blanco => blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black => turn => silver => dye => bronze => stain => deep-dye => impress, yarn-dye => stain => ebonize, ebonise => dip => tattoo => marble => vein => tint, tinct, bepaint, tinge, touch => henna => tincture => imbue, hue, tinge => complexion => fast dye => double dye => hand dye => tie dye => batik => piece-dye => redden => blush => purple => gray, grey => yellow => tone => green => blue Entailment of verb colour Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb colour 6 senses of colour Sense 1 color, colour => influence, act upon work Sense 2 color, colour, emblazon => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify Sense 3 color, colour, gloss => apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise Sense 4 color, colour, distort => misrepresent, belie Sense 5 color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in colour in => change, alter Sense 6 discolor, discolour, colour, color => change Familiarity of verb colour colour used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb colour Sense 1 color, colour => influence, act upon work -------------- Sense 2 color, colour, emblazon => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -------------- Sense 3 color, colour, gloss => apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise -------------- Sense 4 color, colour, distort => misrepresent, belie -------------- Sense 5 color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in colour in => change, alter -------------- Sense 6 discolor, discolour, colour, color => change -------------- Grep of noun colours colours flying colours Grep of noun colour achromatic colour chromatic colour colour colour bar colour blindness colour constancy colour line colour of law colour scheme colour television colour television system colour television tube colour tube colour tv colour tv tube colour vision deficiency colour wash colouring colouring material colourlessness colours dithered colour food colour nonsolid colour people of colour person of colour poster colour skin colour snuff-colour spectral colour tricolour watercolour Overview of noun colours The noun colours has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. colors, colours -- (a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors") 2. colors, colours -- (a flag that shows its nationality) Overview of noun colour The noun colour has 8 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. coloring material, colouring material, color, colour -- (any material used for its color) 2. color, colour, people of color, people of colour -- (a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)) 3. color, colour -- ((high energy physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors) 4. color, colour, vividness -- (interest and variety and intensity: "the Puritan Period was lacking in color") 5. color, colour -- (the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music") 6. color, colour, coloring, colouring -- (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "white is made up of many different wavelengths of light") 7. semblance, color, colour -- (outward or token appearance or form "he tried to give his actions a semblance of authenticity"; "the situation soon took on a different color") 8. color, colour -- (the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation) Overview of verb colour The verb colour has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. color, colour -- (modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures") 2. color, colour, emblazon -- (decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones") 3. color, colour, gloss -- (gloss or excuse; "color a lie") 4. color, colour, distort -- (distort; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case") 5. color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in colour in -- (add color to "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film") 6. discolor, discolour, colour, color -- (change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored") Overview of noun colours The noun colours has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. colors, colours -- (a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors") 2. colors, colours -- (a flag that shows its nationality) Overview of noun colour The noun colour has 8 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. coloring material, colouring material, color, colour -- (any material used for its color) 2. color, colour, people of color, people of colour -- (a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)) 3. color, colour -- ((high energy physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors) 4. color, colour, vividness -- (interest and variety and intensity: "the Puritan Period was lacking in color") 5. color, colour -- (the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music") 6. color, colour, coloring, colouring -- (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "white is made up of many different wavelengths of light") 7. semblance, color, colour -- (outward or token appearance or form "he tried to give his actions a semblance of authenticity"; "the situation soon took on a different color") 8. color, colour -- (the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation) Overview of verb colour The verb colour has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. color, colour -- (modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures") 2. color, colour, emblazon -- (decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones") 3. color, colour, gloss -- (gloss or excuse; "color a lie") 4. color, colour, distort -- (distort; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case") 5. color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in colour in -- (add color to "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film") 6. discolor, discolour, colour, color -- (change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored")
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