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dye

[dahy] / daɪ /
NOUN
coloring agent
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WEAK
bleach whitener


VERB
change color with mixture
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Abe Springer, a professor in NAU's School of Earth and Sustainability and a collaborator on the project, has worked with the park on dye tracing studies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Jon Pearce, Labour MP for High Peak, confirmed on Wednesday that dye had been ordered again to "deter people from gathering and trespassing at the site".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Scratchy and stiff, it stinks of the stale urine used to set the dye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

She strolls in without makeup, fresh red hair dye staining her scalp, three glittering studs on her teeth that she flashes while talking as though she’s not being recorded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Dad and Ji-yong finally finished the second coat of dye on the trunks.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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