dye
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- pronunciation:
- daI
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a substance that is used to give color to cloth, hair, or other materials.
Some dye came out of my red socks in the wash, and now my white T-shirt is pink.- similar words:
- color
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| related words: |
color, pigment |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dyes, dyeing, dyed |
| definition: |
to color or stain by soaking in dye.
She dyed her hair purple for Halloween.- similar words:
- color, stain, tint
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| related words: |
blacken, tinge |
| derivations: |
dyable (dyeable) (adj.), dyer (n.) |
The words
dye and
die sound alike but have different meanings.