color
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈkʌlər/
- US
- I chose a bright blue color to paint the fence.
- painted in bright colors
- color palette
- color prints
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- This is just a matte color spray Krylon clear.
- It's just like it's like lip color but better basically for me.
- I'm just going to add a little bit more colour to my skin.
Examples
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What color is the outside of the restaurant?
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This is a new color protect shampoo.
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And then I use a little bit of this color, which is honey.
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So, this is the color of your dreams, huh?
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It's the color of his eyes.
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OK what is the most popular paint color coming through here?
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That is the color of my uniform!
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For this style, light grey and white colors make up most of the image.
Academic text (2008) -
Many good reference books are available with color photos to compare to your own.
Academic text (1999) -
It's this dusty rose sort of color, really creamy.
Synonyms
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2.0
A substance used to change the color of cloth or hair
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4.0
A paint mixed with water that makes light, see-through colours
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3.4
A paint made by mixing color with oil that artists use
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4.0
A thing added to food, fabric, paint, or cosmetics to give color
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3.3
A substance that gives color to something like food or cloth
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7.7
A substance used to add color to cloth and hair
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3.6
Paint made with water and glue that makes bright colors for posters
Idioms
- Informal
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6.7
To think or act in a new and creative way without following usual rules
Compounds
- US
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5.6
A policy or attitude that does not consider people's race, often hiding unequal treatment
- Formal
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7.9
A barrier that keeps Black people from taking part equally with white people
- US
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4.0
Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools
- Offensive
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5.9
A rule or practice that keeps Black people and other races from taking part equally with white people
- Specialized
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4.0
A range of visible colors from red to violet when light passes through a prism
- Formal
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8.9
Acting as if you have legal power when you do not, often to do illegal acts
- Specialized
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4.0
Two colors that make white light or grey when mixed, like red and green
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6.1
The idea that race should not matter when treating people, often hiding real unfairness
- Offensive
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7.9
A system that keeps people of different races apart and often denies rights to Black people
- US
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3.9
A circle that shows how colors are related, for example primary and opposite colors
- Specialized
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7.3
A color seen in a rainbow that comes from one light wave, not a mix of colors
- Specialized
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5.4
A thin see-through layer of water-based paint that gives a surface a soft blended color
- Specialized
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5.0
A problem where a person cannot tell some colors apart, often red and green
- Archaic
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3.5
A glass bulb inside older televisions that makes the screen show color pictures
- Specialized
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7.2
A dye with a positive charge that sticks to acid parts and stains cells and fabrics
- Archaic
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4.1
A large glass part inside old televisions that shows pictures in color
- Indian
An orange color used by some Hindu political groups on flags and posters to show support
- Specialized
A pattern of tiny colored dots that makes a new color appear on a screen
- Archaic
An early television that shows red, green and blue in a quick order to make color images
- Archaic
A TV method that sends each picture in red, then green, then blue
An early color television that shows pictures by quickly changing red, green, and blue images
An old way of showing color television by showing red, green, and blue pictures quickly
- Specialized
One of three colors, magenta, cyan and yellow, used in printing to make many colors by removing light
- Specialized
A condition that makes it hard to tell yellow and blue apart
Surface Forms
Etymology
Color was also used for the material that gives that look, like paint or dye, because it makes things show a visual quality. That's why paints and pigments are called 'colors'.