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dye | wye |

As a noun dye

is a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied or dye can be .

As a verb dye

is to colour with dye.

As a proper noun wye is

a river of england and wales, the fifth-longest in the uk.

dye

English

(wikipedia dye)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) deie, from (etyl) . See (l). colored with dye'. The yarn has been ' dyed .

Noun

  • A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
    • Synonyms
    * colourant * tincture

    Verb

  • to colour with dye
    • Synonyms
    * (to color) tint, stain, shade, streak
    Derived terms
    (Terms derived from "dye") * dyeable * dyed-in-the-wool * dye-house * dye-line * dyer * dyery * dyester * dyestuff * dyewood/dye-wood

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (dice)
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 46.
    • If a dye were marked with one figure or number of spots on four sides, and with another figure or number of spots on the two remaining sides, it would be more probable, that the former would turn up than the latter ;

    Anagrams

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    wye

    English

    Alternative forms

    * wy

    Etymology 1

    Attested as wi'' c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps cognate with Old French ''ui'' or ''gui.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wye-shaped object: a wye-level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.
    • By going around the wye, a train can change direction.
    See also
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    Etymology 2

    (etyl) wiga .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poetic, obsolete) A warrior or fighter.
  • (poetic, obsolete) A hero; a man, person.

    • Anagrams

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