dye
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- pronunciation:
- daI
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Dye is a substance that is used to give color to cloth, hair, or other materials.
Some dye came out of my red socks in the washing machine, and now my white T-shirt is pink. |
| related words: |
color |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dyes, dyeing, dyed |
| definition: |
When you dye a cloth or you dye your hair, you put color into it using a special substance called "dye." Usually the color lasts a long time.
My mom didn't like the light brown curtains, so she dyed them blue.Alison's sister dyed her hair red.- similar words:
- color, stain
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| derivations: |
dyable (dyeable) (adj.), dyer (n.) |
The words
dye and
die sound alike but have different meanings.