värjätä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
- dye noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
- ingrain verb To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
- pigment noun A substance that gives colour to something, such as paint, skin, or plant cells.
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
- stain noun A discoloured mark left by a substance that soaks into a surface.
- tincture noun A medicine made by dissolving a substance in alcohol.
- tint noun A slight or pale shade of a color.
- tone noun The quality or character of a sound, especially its pitch, timbre, or emotional colouring.
Senses
värjätä is used for these senses in English:
- color (transitive) To give something color.
- discolor (American spelling) To change or lose color.
- dye (ambitransitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.
- ingrain (transitive) To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
- pigment (transitive) To add color or pigment to something.
- run (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- stain (transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
- tincture (chiefly, in past participle form) To colour or stain (something) with, or as if with, a dye or pigment.
color — full definition
- noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
- noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
- noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
- verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.
dye — full definition
- noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
- verb To change the colour of something using dye.