Topic: COLOURS
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amber
bar
beige
black(a)
black(n)
black(v)
black and white
blue(a)
blue(n)
bold
bronze(n)
bronze(a)
brown(a)
brown(n)
cherry
clear
coffee
colour
cool
copper
coral
cream
dun
dye
ebony
fluorescent
flush
gay
ginger
gold(n)
gold(a)
golden
green(a)
green(n)
grey(a)
grey(n)
indigo
ivory
jade
lemon
loud
magnolia
maroon
match
neutral
olive
orange
pale
peach
pink(a)
pink(n)
plum(n)
plum(a)
pure
purple
red(a)
red(n)
rich
rose(n)
rose(a)
ruby
shade
silver(n)
silver(a)
soft
tone
vibrant
violet
warm
weak
white(a)
white(n)
yellow(a)
yellow(n)
yellow(v)
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colour1 S1 W1 British English ; color American English
1 red, blue, yellow, green, brown, purple etc : What colour dress did you buy? What colour are his eyes? The pens come in a wide range of colours.
red/blue/green etc
[countable]What colour dress did you buy?What colour are his eyes?The pens come in a wide range of colours.2 the appearance of something as a result of the way it reflects (=throws back) light, especially when its appearance is very bright or is made up of a lot of different colours : the fall colors (=the colours of the trees in autumn)
colour in general
[uncountable] also colours blaze/riot/mass of colour (=lots of different bright colours) In summer the gardens are a blaze of colour.
In summer the gardens are a blaze of colour.the fall colors (=the colours of the trees in autumn)3 how dark or light someone's skin is, which shows which race they belong to : Everyone has a right to a job, regardless of their race, sex, or colour. people of all colors
somebody's race
[uncountable and countable]HBHEveryone has a right to a job, regardless of their race, sex, or colour.people of all colors4 people, women etc who are not white : I'm the only person of color in my class.
people/women/students etc of color
especially American EnglishI'm the only person of color in my class.5 a substance such as paint or dye that makes something red, blue, yellow etc :
substance
[uncountable and countable]6 a television programme, film, or photograph that is in colour contains colours such as red, green, and blue rather than just black and white [≠ in black and white]:
in (full) colour
AMT7 if you have some colour in your face, your face is pink or red, usually because you are healthy or embarrassed : One of the girls giggled nervously as colour flooded her cheeks (=her cheeks suddenly went very pink or red).
somebody's face
[uncountable]HBHOne of the girls giggled nervously as colour flooded her cheeks (=her cheeks suddenly went very pink or red).8 interesting and exciting details or qualities that someone or something has :
something interesting
[uncountable] add/give colour to something (=make something more interesting) Intelligent use of metaphors can add colour to your writing.
Intelligent use of metaphors can add colour to your writing.9 to make something, especially something unusual, appear likely or true : We have new evidence that lends colour to the accusation of fraud.
lend/give colour to something
We have new evidence that lends colour to the accusation of fraud.10
off colour
a) [not before noun] British English someone who is off colour is feeling slightly ill
b) [usually before noun] especially American English off-colour jokes, stories etc are rude and often about sex
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colours
[plural]a) the colours that are used to represent a team, school, club, country etc
b) British English a flag, shirt etc that shows that someone or something belongs to or supports a particular team, school, club, or country
12 to have definite proof that someone has enough money to pay for something : 'A whiskey, please.' 'Let's see the color of your money first.'
see the colour of somebody's money
spoken'A whiskey, please.' 'Let's see the color of your money first.'➔ with flying colours
at flying1 (2); ➔ nail your colours to the mast
at nail2 (5); ➔ your true colours
at true1 (13)WORD FOCUS: colourWORD FOCUS: colour a particular kind of colour: shade, hint, hue
words for describing dark colours: dark, deep, rich
words for describing light colours: light, pale, soft, pastel
words for describing bright colours: bright, brilliant, vivid, garish disapproving, gaudy disapproving
having a lot of colours: colourful, multicoloured British English/multicolored American English
