dyes

Meaning of dyes

plural noun
  1. a natural or synthetic substance used to add a colour to or change the colour of something.
    blonde hair dye
    a black dye
verb, 3rd person present
  1. add a colour to or change the colour of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye.
    I dyed my hair blonde

Old English dēag (noun), dēagian (verb). The noun is not recorded from Old English to the late 16th century, when it was re-formed from the verb.

Information about dyes

  • The singular form of dyes is: dye.
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Hyphenation of dyes

dyes

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • dyes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

dyes synonyms

Meaning a dye, pigment, or other substance that colours something:

colourant

Meaning a substance used to give something a particular colour:

colour

Meaning a substance yielding a dye or that can be used as a dye, especially when in solution:

dyestuff

Meaning a substance used for colouring or painting, especially a dry powder, which when mixed with oil, water, or another medium constitutes a paint or ink:

pigment

Meaning an artificial dye for colouring the hair:

tint

Meaning a penetrative dye or chemical used in colouring a material or object:

stain

Meaning an act of washing something or an instance of being washed:

wash

Meaning colour slightly:

tinge

Meaning screen from direct light:

shade

Anagrams of dyes

deys, syed

Words that rhyme with dyes

bedyes, redyes, overdyes

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