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dye vs blue

blue vs dye

dye and blue both are nouns.

dye is not an adjective while blue is an adjective.

dye and blue both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dye Yes No Yes No
blue Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, blue is a hyponym of dye; that is, blue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dye:
  • dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
  • blue: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
Other hyponyms of dye include acid dye, alizarin yellow, anil, indigo, indigotin, aniline dye, azo dye, basic color, basic colour, basic dye, blueing, bluing, bromophenol blue, bromphenol blue, tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein, bromothymol blue, bromthymol blue, cochineal, cyanine dye, direct dye, substantive dye, fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein, fluorochrome, hair coloring, hair dye, tint, Kendal, Kendal green, lac dye, lead acetate, sugar of lead, archil, cudbear, orchil, quercitron, radiopaque dye, saffranine, safranin, safranine, Tyrian purple, vat color, vat dye, woad.
dye (noun) blue (noun)
a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
blue clothing
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
the sky as viewed during daylight
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
dye (adjective) blue (adjective)
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
filled with melancholy and despondency
causing dejection
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
morally rigorous and strict
used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
suggestive of sexual impropriety
characterized by profanity or cursing
dye (verb) blue (verb)
color with dye turn blue
color for microscopic study
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