colour vs blush

blush vs colour

colour and blush both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but blush is not an adjective.

colour and blush both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
blush	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blush is a hyponym of colour; that is, blush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colour:

colour: change color, often in an undesired manner
blush: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

Other hyponyms of colour include crimson, flush, redden, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, burn, sunburn, white, whiten, black, blacken, melanise, melanize, turn, silver, dye, redden, purple, gray, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.

colour (noun)	blush (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation	makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
the timbre of a musical sound	a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
interest and variety and intensity
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
any material used for its color

colour (adjective)	blush (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors

colour (verb)	blush (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
add color to	become rosy or reddish
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias

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