Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "dye" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

blue white piece of clothing

Derived Terms

bedye counterdye deep-dye dyability dye in the wool dye job dye pack dye tracer dye-house dye-sub dyeability dyeable dyebath dyed dyed-in-the-wool dyehouse dyeing dyeless dyelike dyeline dyepot dyer dyery dyestuff dyewater dyewood dyework dyeworks dying of the deepest dye overdye predye purple dye murex redye tie and dye tie-dye undye undyeable undyed

Etymologically Related To

dusk

Inflected/Variant Forms

die

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

color color coloring material colour colour colouring material discolor discolour

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

animal dye azo dye hair dye indirect dye lac dye leuco dye mordant dye triarylmethane dye vat dye vegetable dye xanthene dye

Type Of (IsA)

coloring material liquid product mixture

Manner Of

discolor

Related Terms

diolistic ink

Related Terms

affinity color color fabric color hair colorant coloring coloring fabric colour colourant fabric fabric colorant fabric coloring hair hair color hair coloring hair product ink paint pigment product substrate tint

Synonym Network

colourant tincture tint

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.