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Stamp vs Color - What's the difference?

stamp | color |

In intransitive terms the difference between stamp and color

is that stamp is to step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly while color is to apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

As an adjective color is

conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

stamp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
    • The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.
  • * 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
    • Just then there was a sound of footsteps, and the Boy ran past near them, and with a stamp of feet and a flash of white tails the two strange rabbits disappeared.
  • An indentation or imprint made by stamping.
    • My passport has quite a collection of stamps .
  • A device for stamping designs.
    • She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps .
  • A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
    • These stamps have a Christmas theme.
  • A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.
    • I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.
    Now that commerce is done electronically, tax stamps are no longer issued here .
  • (slang, figuratively) A tattoo
  • (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide

    • Synonyms

    * (act of stamping ): * (indentation or imprint made by stamping ): * (device for stamping designs ): * (paper used to indicate payment has been paid ): postage stamp, revenue stamp, tax stamp

    Derived terms

    * rubber stamp * timestamp

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
    • The toddler screamed and stamped , but still got no candy.
  • To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
    • The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.
  • To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
  • * Dryden
    • He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
    (Shakespeare)
  • To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
    • This machine stamps the metal cover with a design.
    This machine stamps the design into the metal cover.
  • To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
    • The immigration officer stamped my passport.
  • To apply postage stamps to.
    • I forgot to stamp this letter.
  • (figurative) To mark; to impress.
  • * John Locke
    • God has stamped no original characters on our minds wherein we may read his being.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 18 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.}}

    Synonyms

    * (mark by pressing quickly and heavily ): emboss, dent * (give an official marking to ): impress, imprint

    Related terms

    * date stamp * postage stamp * rubber stamp * stamp album * stamp-collecting * stamp duty * stamp of approval * stamp out * stamping ground * timestamp

    Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    color

    English

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    Alternative forms

    * colour (see the below)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light
    • Humans and birds can perceive color .
  • (countable) A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
    • Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
  • (uncountable) Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays).
    • He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all color ".
  • (uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
    • Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
  • (figuratively) Interest, especially in a selective area.
    • a bit of local color
  • (heraldry) Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal.
  • (in the plural) A standard or banner.
    • The loss of their colors destroyed the regiment's morale.
  • The system of color television.
    • This film is broadcast in color .
  • (in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.
    • He was awarded colors for his football.
  • In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analysts.
    • Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
  • (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
  • (typography) The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page.
  • (snooker) Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.
  • A front or facade: an ostensible truth actually false.
  • * (also needs better-worded definition)
  • An appearance of right or authority.
    • Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars.
  • (medicine) Skin color noted as: normal, jaundice, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.

    • Usage notes

    The late (etyl) colour'', which is the standard UK spelling, has been the usual spelling in Britain since the 14th century and was chosen by (1828), along with favor, honor, etc., and is currently the standard US spelling. In Canada, colour'' is preferred, but ''color'' is not unknown; in Australia, ''-our'' endings are the standard, although ''-or'' endings had some currency in the past and are still sporadically found in some regions. In New Zealand, ''-our endings are the standard.

    Synonyms

    * (spectral composition of visible light) blee * (particular set named as a class) blee, hue * hue, shade, blee * (human skin tone as an indicator of race or ethnicity) colour of one’s skin, complexion, blee, ethnicity, race * interest * (dark tincture) stain * (standard or banner) banner, standard * (colour television) colour television

    Derived terms

    * color-blind * color charge * color code * color commentator * colored * colorful * color of fire * flame-color * colorimeter * colorize * colorism * colorless * colors * discoloration * in color * off-color * prismatic colors * true colors

    Adjective

    (-) (US)
  • Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
    • Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.

    Verb

    (en-verb) (US)
  • To give something color.
    • We could color the walls red.
  • To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
    • My kindergartener loves to color .
  • (of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
    • ''Her face colored as she realized her mistake.
  • To affect without completely changing.
    • That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
  • (informal) To attribute a quality to.
    • Color me confused.
  • (mathematics) To assign colors to the vertices of (a graph) or the regions of (a map) so that no two adjacent ones have the same color.
    • Can this graph be two-colored ?
    You can color any map with four colors.

    Synonyms

    * (give something color) dye, paint, stain, shade, tinge, tint * (apply colors within boundaries of a line drawing) * blush * (affect without completely changing) affect, influence * (attribute a quality to) call

    Derived terms

    * color by numbers

    See also

    * tincture *

    External links

    * * (Colors) ----