- color⇄color, noun, verb.
- color⇄expr. change color,
a. to turn pale.
Ex. Seeing the ghost, he changed color and trembled with fear.
b. to blush.
Ex. The shy little girl changed color when she came into the room to meet the guests. - color⇄expr. colors,
a. a badge, ribbon, dress, or other decoration worn to show allegiance.
Ex. As election day approached, the streets were brightened by the colors of the parties.
b. (Archaic.) literary embellishments in writings, speeche - color⇄expr. give (or lend) color to, to cause to seem true or likely.
Ex. In order to give color and probability to the fraud ... (William Paley). - color⇄expr. lose color, to turn pale.
Ex. She lost color when we told her about the accident. - color⇄expr. show one's (true) colors,
a. to show oneself as one really is.
Ex. The dictator avoided showing his true colors until he had gained full power.
b. to declare one's opinions or plans.
Ex. Some political candidates prefer no - color⇄expr. the colors,
a. the flag of a nation, regiment, or group.
Ex. Salute the colors.
b. the ceremony of raising the flag in the morning and lowering it in the evening.
Ex. At military school, the day begins with the colors. < - color⇄expr. with flying colors, successfully; victoriously.
Ex. She passed the test with flying colors. - Color⇄King's Colour orColor
the Union Jack as an emblem on, or carried with the colours of, a British regiment. Also, Queen's Colour or Color. - color⇄noun (Especially U.S.)1a. the sensation produced by the effect of waves of light striking the retina of the eye. Different colors are produced by rays of light having different wave lengths.
b. the appearance of a thing, distinct from form, associ - Color⇄Queen's Colour orColor
the Union Jack as an emblem of, or carried with the colours of, a British regiment.
Ex. In brilliant sunshine on Saturday the Queen's Colour of the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, was trooped in the presence of the Quee - color⇄v.i. 1. to become red in the face; blush.
Ex. She colors easily when someone mentions her mistakes.
(SYN) flush.
2. to take on color; become colored.
Ex. His skin had colored and his hair had bleached under the southern skies. - color⇄v.t. 1. to give color to; put color on; change the color of.
Ex. The little boy spent the afternoon coloring pictures with crayons. Who does not know the famous Swan? ... 'Twas colored all by his own hand (Wordsworth).
(SYN) paint, dye, stai - color⇄vat dye orcolor
a dye, such as indigoid, that is insoluble in water and is made soluble by treatment with an alkaline reducing agent. Vat dyes are resistant to fading.