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COLLY Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word colly. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word colly. (close relations)
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black
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

• of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin

noun

• the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

• British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)

• popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)

• total absence of light

• (board games) the darker pieces

• a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

• black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)

adjective satellite

• marked by anger or resentment or hostility

• offering little or no hope

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

• (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

• extremely dark

• harshly ironic or sinister

• (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading

• distributed or sold illicitly

• (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

• (of coffee) without cream or sugar

• soiled with dirt or soot

verb

• make or become black

dusty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• covered with a layer of dust

• lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

grimy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

grubby
adjectiveadj
adjective

• infested with grubs

noun

• small sculpin of the coast of New England

adjective satellite

• thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

soiled
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

sooty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

• covered with or as if with soot

begrime
verbv
verb

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

bemire
verbv
verb

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

grime
verb, nounv, n
noun

• anything regarded as making something unclean

verb

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

soil
nounn
noun

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

• material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

• the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

verb

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

Best Hypernyms For COLLY

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