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n. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"

shade, tincture, tint, tone

n. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

coloring, colouring, food color, food coloring

n. a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes"

blotch, splodge, splotch

n. an irregularly shaped spot

scar, cicatrix, cicatrice

n. a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

spot, maculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck

n. a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"

shame, disgrace, ignominy

n. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

contamination, taint

n. the state of being contaminated

sign, signal, signaling, signalling

n. any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

blemish, defect

n. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

tattoo

n. a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters

observation, reflection, reflexion

n. a remark expressing careful consideration

evidence

n. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

indication

n. something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

mark

n. a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"

mark, sign

n. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"

sign

n. a public display of a (usually written) message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"

sign

n. a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"

garbage, refuse, scraps, food waste

n. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

color, colour, discolor, discolour, change color, change colour

v. change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

fade, fade out

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

bleach, decolor, decolorize, discolorize, remove color from, bleach out

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

foul, pollute, contaminate, make impure

v. make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

taint, infect

v. contaminate with a disease or microorganism

defile, taint, corrupt, sully

v. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"

tarnish, defile, maculate, sully

v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

color, colour, color in, colour in

v. add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

dye, color with dye

v. color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"

splash, spatter, plash, swash, splatter, splosh

v. dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"

shower

v. spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"

spray

v. scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"

make radioactive, contaminate

v. make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

dot, mark with a dot

v. mark with a dot; "dot your `i's"

spill, slop, splatter, cause to flow

v. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"

defile, taint, corrupt, sully

v. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"

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