Word Finder - colouring

definition

To give something color.

example

We could color the walls red.

synonyms

• dye
• paint
• shade
• stain
• tinge
• tint

definition

To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

example

My kindergartener loves to color.

synonyms

• color in

definition

(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

example

Her face colored as she realized her mistake.

synonyms

• blush

definition

To affect without completely changing.

example

That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.

synonyms

• affect
• influence

definition

To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).

example

Color me confused.

synonyms

• call

definition

To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.

example

Can this graph be 2-colored?

definition

An act or process which applies color.

definition

Any substance used to give color.

example

Our cookies contain no artificial flavorings or colorings.

synonyms

• pigment

definition

The appearance as to color.

synonyms

• coloration

definition

A disguise or discoloration.

definition

An assignment of a color to each vertex of a graph such that no two vertices connected by an edge are given the same color.