blueing vs dye

blueing and dye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blueing	Yes	No	No	No
dye	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dye is a hypernym of blueing; that is, dye is a word with a broader meaning than blueing:

blueing: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Other hypernyms of blueing include dyestuff.

blueing (noun)	dye (noun)
a process that makes something blue (or bluish)	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

blueing (verb)	dye (verb)
	color with dye
	color for microscopic study