dye Definition
dye (dī)
noun
- color produced in a substance by saturating it with a coloring agent; tint; hue
- any substance used to give color to fabric, hair, etc.; coloring matter or a solution containing it
Etymology: ME deie < OE deag, akin to OHG tougal, dark, secret < IE *dhwek-, dark color, secret < base *dheu-: see dull
transitive verb dyed, dye′·ing
to color with or as with a dye
Etymology: ME deien < OE deagian
intransitive verb
to take on color in dyeing
dye Related Forms
dy′er noun
dye Idioms
of (the) deepest dye
of the most marked, esp. the worst, sort
dye Synonyms
dye Synonyms
dye Usage Examples
Object
- yarn: This is renewed annually and testing is carried out on all material, dyed yarns, banding and labels.
- wool: A lump of red dyed wool, not yet spun, was found.
- cloth: Used to produce cloth dyed in various shades of yellow.
- garment: Secondly, He appeareth to his own sometimes in a garment dyed in blood, according to that word, Isa. lxiii.
Converse of object
inject: Diagnosis: A dye injected into the blood allows the flow through coronary arteries to be viewed by x-ray.
Adjective modifier
- azo: Research has involved optimization of conditions for degradation and studies of the biochemical mechanisms by which complex azo dyes are degraded.
- fluorescent: By using fluorescent dyes, slices no longer have to be collected using a sharpened blade.
- reactive: The campers explored the ways to dye textiles using the demonstration dyeing machines and produced their own tie-dyed t-shirts using reactive dyes.
- radio-opaque: Intravascular injection ( should be prevented by checking the needle position with radio-opaque dye ).
- indigo: They age beautifully, work harmoniously together and the indigo dye, which creates all the ranges of blue, even preserves the wool.
- synthetic: Dyers bring color into their work using natural or synthetic dyes.
Preposition: on
silk: Wave of White Foam, Pale Turquoise and Green Silk dye on silk.
Modifies a noun
- sublimation: These are color dye sublimation printers, which are the best type for producing crystal clear results for your ID cards.
- penetrant: A dye penetrant test was carried out and the cracking was found to be much worse than was originally thought.
- terminator: The method of choice would be automated fluorescent dye terminator cycle sequencing.
- laser: In a dye laser, the active medium comprises of an organic dye dissolved in an organic solvent.
- ink: Their biased results show how much better their products are than dye inks.
Noun used with modifier

