colour vs streak

streak vs colour

colour and streak both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but streak is not an adjective.

colour and streak both are verbs.

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

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

colour: add color to
streak: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Other hyponyms of colour include blackwash, motley, parti-color, polychrome, polychromise, polychromize, azure, empurple, purple, purpurate, aurify, verdigris, pinkify, incarnadine, brown, embrown, handcolor, handcolour, tinct, tinge, tint, touch, pigment, hue, imbue, retouch, silver, gray, grey, tone, redden, blotch, mottle.

colour (noun)	streak (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation	a distinctive characteristic
the timbre of a musical sound	a sudden flash (as of lightning)
interest and variety and intensity	an unbroken series of events
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)	streak (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors

colour (verb)	streak (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
add color to	move quickly in a straight line
affect as in thought or feeling	run naked in a public place
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias

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