dye
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- noun
- /daɪ/
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tinte
- It is a small yellow flower that creates a blue dye, and the Picts apply it to their bodies.
- blue dye
- red dye
- yellow dye
Yesterday I went ahead and dyed my roots.
- Yesterday I went ahead and dyed my roots.
- One, they leach their red dye on you and everything.
- Look how gorgeous this is and no dye on your hands.
- But what I didn't tell you is what the dye in the water here is.
- I'm a very adamant about never allowing artificial food dyes in my house.
Examples
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That was the company that sent us your hair dye.
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So I know the only way to do that is to use dye.
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We have a completely clear liquid and then the dye at the bottom there.
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I will use all the dye on one T-shirt.
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You can see there's no dye on this side.
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So the red dye floats to the surface.
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Pearl noted that we have completely sold out of Black Sable hair dye and blue eye shadow.
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It helps to make sure the colour is consistent and the dye is evenly absorbed.
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Selena, don't forget, you promised to help us with tie-dye!
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Red #40 is the most widely used dye in the United States.
Synonyms
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A paint or dye used to give something a particular shade
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A powder or liquid added to laundry to make whites whiter
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A liquid or powder that people add to food to give it color
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A reddish-brown dye from a plant used to color hair and skin
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A liquid or cream that colors hair
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A deep blue dye used to color cloth, often made from plants or in factories
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A liquid that adds a light color to hair
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A product used to color hair
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A thing added to food or drink to change how it looks
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A thing added to food, fabric, paint, or cosmetics to give color
A substance used to add color to cloth and hair
A dye that colours cotton and similar fabrics without using a fixing chemical
A coloring that sticks to fibers like cotton or rayon without extra treatment
A dye used to color wool and silk that sticks to their natural fibers
A dye that contains a metal to give strong, long-lasting colour to fabric
A substance that glows under ultraviolet light to show or track things in science
A blue dye added to laundry or hair to make them look whiter
A substance that gives color to something like food or cloth
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A man-made chemical with two linked rings used in photography and to stain cells
- Specialized
A dye that colours cotton and similar fabrics without using a fixing chemical
- Specialized
A substance that glows under ultraviolet light to show or track things in science
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A dye that contains a metal to give strong, long-lasting colour to fabric
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A dye that blocks X-rays to make organs or blood vessels visible on scans
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A coloring that sticks to fibers like cotton or rayon without extra treatment
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dye also names the substance used to add color to cloth, hair, or other materials, a simple liquid or powder you soak things in. That's why a dye is the color material you use when you want to change how something looks.