dyeverb [ T ]
uk/daɪ/us/daɪ/present participle dyeing, past tense and past participle dyedto change the colour of something using a special liquid:
For a change, why not dye your T-shirts?
[ + obj + adj ] He dyed his hair black.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Colour - general words
- chromatic
- color wheel
- colored
- colour
- colour wheel
- coloured
- coloured
- discolour
- high-visibility
- hue
- pigment
- pigmentation
- run
- spectral
- spectrum
- stain
- tie-dye
- tinge
- tone
- tone in
See more results »
dyenoun [ C or U ]
uk/daɪ/us/daɪ/a substance used to change the colour of something:
She dipped the material into the dye.
There are dozens of different dyes to choose from.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Paints, dyes & pigments
- colourway
- distemper
- emulsion
- flaxseed oil
- glossy
- Indian ink
- ink
- pigment
- poster paint
- primer
- propanone
- rinse
- satin
- tint
- tinted
- toner
- varnished
- warpaint
- white spirit
- whitewash
See more results »