dye vs colour

dye and colour both are nouns.

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

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

dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
colour: any material used for its color

Other hypernyms of dye include color, coloring material, colouring material.

As verbs, colour is a hypernym of dye; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than dye:

Other hypernyms of dye include color, discolor, discolour.

dye (noun)	colour (noun)
a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
	the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
	the timbre of a musical sound
	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

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

dye (verb)	colour (verb)
color with dye	change color, often in an undesired manner
color for microscopic study	add color to
	affect as in thought or feeling
	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
	decorate with colors
	modify or bias