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dye

noun verb

a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
Y
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

verb

  1. color with dye

    “Please dye these shoes”

verb

  1. color for microscopic study

    “The laboratory worker dyed the specimen”

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Example Sentences

Please dye these shoes
The laboratory worker dyed the specimen

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