to color
- verb
- /ˈkʌlər/
- US
- They are little CC sticks that color correct underneath your eyes.
- color pictures
- color with crayons
- color objects
Like, yeah, I I just color in my scalp.
- Like, yeah, I I just color in my scalp.
- That was the espera that I colored up.
Examples
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I'm gonna color my hair strawberry blonde.
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- Can I color this book?
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You can seem to color your hair *
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So I should color my hair...
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OK, I'll just color it on one side there.
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Use them to light, style and color your portraits.
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That's just going to color your entire day with that.
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And then that is PJ who colours and draws some of the assets.
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So I have color-coded some of these sugars for you.
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I decided to color my bedroom walls a bright blue to make it feel more cheerful.
Synonyms
To put coloured liquid on a surface to protect or change how it looks
To put color on something to change how it looks
To add a small amount of color to something
To add a small amount of color to something
To change the color or shade of something
To fill parts of a picture with crayons or paint
To add color to black-and-white photos or films using software
To make something a different shade by painting, dyeing, or editing
To give a material or object a deep color
To add color to something by applying a colored substance or by natural change
To add many colors to something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To think or act in a new and creative way without following usual rules
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
A barrier that keeps Black people from taking part equally with white people
- US
Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools
- Offensive
A rule or practice that keeps Black people and other races from taking part equally with white people
- US
A policy or attitude that does not consider people's race, often hiding unequal treatment
- Specialized
Two colors that make white light or grey when mixed, like red and green
- Formal
Acting as if you have legal power when you do not, often to do illegal acts
- Specialized
A range of visible colors from red to violet when light passes through a prism
- US
A circle that shows how colors are related, for example primary and opposite colors
The idea that race should not matter when treating people, often hiding real unfairness
- Specialized
A dye with a positive charge that sticks to acid parts and stains cells and fabrics
- Indian
An orange color used by some Hindu political groups on flags and posters to show support
- Archaic
A large glass part inside old televisions that shows pictures in color
- Offensive
A system that keeps people of different races apart and often denies rights to Black people
- Archaic
A glass bulb inside older televisions that makes the screen show color pictures
- Specialized
A problem where a person cannot tell some colors apart, often red and green
- Specialized
A thin see-through layer of water-based paint that gives a surface a soft blended color
- 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 color seen in a rainbow that comes from one light wave, not a mix of colors
- Specialized
A condition that makes it hard to tell yellow and blue apart
How Colorful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Color as a verb comes from the idea of giving something visual color, for example by painting or dyeing it. That's why to color something is to change its appearance by adding pigment.