dye

/daɪ/noun, verb1 syllable

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

Synonyms for dye7

noun, as in a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

dyestuff

verb, as in color for microscopic study

also used for dye

colorant, tincture, tint, shade, streak

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What does dye mean?3

noun

1

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

verb

1

color for microscopic study“The laboratory worker dyed the specimen”

2

color with dye“Please dye these shoes”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dye?60

one syllable

i bymywhy high try guy buy eye hi lie fly dry sky cry tie bye

two syllables

july apply supply nearby reply deny

three syllables

Show 40 near rhymes

like time right life while find might night times live white side line five kind guys mind nice light child behind quite sometimes type outside fight fine price wife site eyes died inside rights design tried provide drive size style

All 60 rhymes for dye, grouped by syllable

Dye in a sentence

Formerly, heather was used to dye wool yellow.Amastan
Dim sunbeams on my eyelids, a faint tinge dyes the room.marcelostockle
Dyes were mostly extracted from plants, but in some cases from animals.Hybrid
India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.CM
Jeans manufacturers make denim bluer with indigo dye.papabear
You can bleach and dye your hair at home.Hybrid
I'll marry you if you dye your hair.DJ_Saidez
I thought that we could dye our hair the same color.CK

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Forms of dye

as a noun

plural: dyes

as a verb

past tense: dyed
present participle: dyeing
third-person singular: dyes
past participle: dyed