colostrum
colostrum

colour


Definition: Meaning of, colour in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkʌlə /

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colour colours
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  1. red/blue/green etc [countable] red, blue, yellow, green, brown, purple etc
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  2. colour in general [uncountable] also colours the appearance of something as a result of the way it REFLECT s (= throws back) light, especially when its appearance is very bright or is made up of a lot of different colours
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  3. somebody's race [uncountable and countable] how dark or light someone's skin is, which shows which race they belong to
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  4. people/women/students etc of color especially American English people, women etc who are not white
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  5. substance [uncountable and countable] a substance such as paint or DYE that makes something red, blue, yellow etc
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  6. in (full) colour a television programme, film, or photograph that is in colour contains colours such as red, green, and blue rather than just black and white
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  7. somebody's face [uncountable] if you have some colour in your face, your face is pink or red, usually because you are healthy or embarrassed
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  8. something interesting [uncountable] interesting and exciting details or qualities that someone or something has
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  9. lend/give colour to something to make something, especially something unusual, appear likely or true
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  10. off colour [not before noun] British English someone who is off colour is feeling slightly ill
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  11. off colour [usually before noun] especially American English off-colour jokes, stories etc are rude and often about sex
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  12. colours [plural] the colours that are used to represent a team, school, club, country etc
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  13. colours [plural] British English a flag, shirt etc that shows that someone or something belongs to or supports a particular team, school, club, or country
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  14. see the colour of somebody's money spoken to have definite proof that someone has enough money to pay for something
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colour coloured coloured
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colouring colours
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  1. [transitive] to change the colour of something, especially by using DYE
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] also colour in to use coloured pencils to put colours inside the lines of a picture
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  3. [intransitive] literary when someone colours, their face becomes redder because they are embarrassed [=  blush]
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  4. colour somebody's judgement/opinions/attitudes etc to influence the way someone thinks about something, especially so that they become less fair or reasonable
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  1. colour television/photograph/printer etc a colour television, photograph etc that produces or shows pictures in colour rather than in black, white, and grey [↪  black and white]
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colour used in phrases

  • Trooping the Colour, the
    1. a traditional British ceremony held every year in London on the official birthday of the Queen or King. Many soldiers on horses or on foot, march across Horse Guards Parade carrying their 'colours' (= flags), and they SALUTE the queen or king as they march past. It is a very colourful ceremony and is popular especially with tourists.
  • achromatic colour (noun)
    1. a colour lacking hue; white, grey or black
  • ash colour (noun)
    1. the color of ashes; a clear, neutral gray
  • basic colour (noun)
    1. a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion
  • change of colour (noun)
    1. an act that changes the light that something reflects
  • chromatic colour (noun)
    1. a colour that has hue
  • colour TV (noun)
    1. a television that transmits images in colour
  • colour TV tube (noun)
    1. a television tube that displays images in full colour
  • colour bar (noun)
    1. a set of laws or social customs that prevents black people from going to the same places or taking part in the same activities as white people [=  color line American English]
  • colour bearer (noun)
    1. military the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
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colour used in phrasal verbs

  • colour up (phrasal verb)
    1. if you colour up, your face becomes red
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