dye
[noun]
Synonyms:
- colouring, colorant, colour, pigment, stain, tinge, tint
[verb]
Synonyms:
- colour, pigment, stain, tinge, tint

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. dye¹ /daɪ/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: deah, deag]

1. [uncountable and countable] a substance you use to change the colour of your clothes, hair etc:
hair dye

2. a dye job informal someone who has had a dye job has used a substance to change the colour of their hair

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. dye² verb [transitive]
to give something a different colour using a dye
dye something black/blue/blonde etc
Priscilla’s hair was dyed jet black.
—dyed adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

dye
noun
ADJ. fabric, food, hair, wood, etc. | chemical, synthetic | natural, plant, vegetable
PREP. in (a/the) ~ The cloth is then soaked in blue dye.

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