DYEING Synonyms

• a digestible substance used to give color to food

• a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

• the act or process of changing the color of something

• the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings

• coloration of living tissues by pigment

• graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting

• a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

• (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

• the act of spotting or staining something

• the act of adding a tinge of color

• the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

• an agent that makes things white or colorless

• the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

• cause to become white or lighter in color

• make whiter or lighter

• a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

• a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

• a soiled or discolored appearance

• (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• color with a liquid dye or tint

• produce or leave stains

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• color for microscopic study

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

• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• a position of relative inferiority

• a slight amount or degree of difference

• a mental representation of some haunting experience

• a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

• a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

• cast a shadow over

• represent the effect of shade or shadow on

• protect from light, heat, or view

• vary slightly

• pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

• an unbroken series of events

• a distinctive characteristic

• a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

• a sudden flash (as of lightning)

• move quickly in a straight line

• run naked in a public place

• mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained