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US/daɪ/
UK/daɪ/
a substance used to change the color of hair, cloth or food
In context
She bought a box of hair dye to cover her gray hair.
Some sweets contain artificial dyes that are bad for children.
Indigo dye is used to color traditional Hmong clothes.
Words that go with dye
noun + noun
- hair dyeSome people are allergic to hair dye.
- food dyeAdd a little red food dye to the cake mix.
- indigo dyeThe cloth is soaked in indigo dye many times.
adjective + noun
- natural dyeThe scarf is colored with natural dye from leaves.
- artificial dyeThe drink contains no artificial dye.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I'm dying my hair red.Correct: I'm dyeing my hair red.