Definitions for dye

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dye dye

Spelling: [dahy]

IPA: /daɪ/

Dye is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 14 anagrams from letters in dye (dey).

Definitions for dye

noun

1. a coloring material or matter.
2. a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc.
3. color or hue, especially as produced by dyeing.

Idioms

1. of the deepest / blackest dye, of the most extreme or the worst sort:

verb (used with object)

1. to color or stain; treat with a dye; color (cloth, hair, etc.) with a substance containing coloring matter:
2. to impart (color) by means of a dye:

verb (used without object)

1. to impart color, as a dye:
2. to become colored or absorb color when treated with a dye:

Origin of dye

before 1000; Middle English dien, Old English dēagian, derivative of dēag a dye

Examples for dye

They dye them different colours, and cloath themselves therewith.

For verily, it is as ridiculous to dye the hair white as to dye it black.

To get Uggie to look like the other two dogs, handlers bathed him in a dye that turned his coat white for several months.

Judd Apatow is the one who famously had you dye your hair red for your breakout role in Superbad.

“However, the dye job takes about five hours, and costs at least 600 yuan,” or nearly $100, says one employee.

Fame came only after Cohn pressured her to diet, dye her hair, cap her teeth, and change her name.

Dry a small piece of the lining to see whether the colour is deep enough; and if approved, put it in and wash it in the dye.

They dye their hair and alter their clothes, but not enough to attract attention from authorities.

You can't see his face for his whiskers, and can't see his whiskers for the dye upon 'em.

To dye gloves to look like York tan or Limerick, put some saffron into a pint of water boiling hot, and let it infuse all night.