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colour
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adjective
(= color)
having or capable of producing colors
color film
he rented a color television
marvelous color illustrations
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verb
(= color)
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
color a lie
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verb
(= color)
decorate with colors
color the walls with paint in warm tones
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verb
(= color)
modify or bias
His political ideas color his lectures
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noun
(= color)
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
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noun
(= color, coloring, colouring)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
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noun
(= color)
the timbre of a musical sound
the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
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noun
(= color, vividness)
interest and variety and intensity
the Puritan Period was lacking in color
the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
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noun
(= color)
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
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noun
(= color)
a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
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verb
(= discolor, discolour, color)
change color, often in an undesired manner
The shirts discolored
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verb
(= tinge, color)
affect as in thought or feeling
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
The sadness tinged his life
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noun
(= color)
any material used for its color
she used a different color for the trim
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noun
(= semblance, gloss, color)
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
the situation soon took on a different color
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verb
(= color, colorize)
add color to
The child colored the drawings
Fall colored the trees
colorize black and white film
as
Preposition
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
As you know, we need more workers.
I baked the cake as my mother used to.
The room looks just as it did when I was a child.
The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.
Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.
He was as big as a mountain.
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A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.
Just as I went out, it started to rain.
We sleep as the world turns in darkness.
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A word that is used to show why something happens.
As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.
as
Adverb
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. (Used before adjectives)
You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.
This is not as good as it was last time.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
distinctive
Adjective
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Distinctive is something that's noticeable because it's different.
She knew it was him as soon as she heard his distinctive laugh.
Tigers have a distinctive pattern of black stripes on their fur.
feature
Noun
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A feature is a special or noticeable part of something.
One unusual feature of the town is the river in the middle of mainstreet.
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A feature is a useful part or function of a product.
In computers, a CD drive used to be a special feature. Now you can't buy a computer without one.
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A feature is a special newspaper or magazine article or radio or television program that is not published regularly.
The Star is running a special feature about homelessness.
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A feature is a movie playing at a cinema.
Today's feature will appear right after these commercials.
feature
Verb
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If you feature something, you have it as a noticeable and positive part.
This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France.
Jazz and Blues feature prominently in the magazine.
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If you feature something, you consider (or imagine) it.
I cannot feature that happening.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
mark
Noun
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A mark is a single line left by a pen or pencil, or any small bit of color that got onto something.
You have a mark on your shirt from that tomato sauce you were eating.
mark
Verb
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To mark something is to put a mark on it.
The big rock marked the side of the car a little when she drove too close to it.
I marked the boxes so we would know which ones are mine.
Mark
Proper noun
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Mark is a male given name.