Paint vs. Dye

Paintnoun

A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.

Paintnoun

(in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.

Paintnoun

The free-throw lane, construed with the.

Paintnoun

Paintballs.

Paintnoun

A face card (king, queen, or jack).

Paintnoun

Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.

Paintnoun

Makeup.

Paintverb

(transitive) To apply paint to.

Paintverb

(transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.

Paintverb

(transitive) To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.

Paintverb

(transitive) To create (an image) with paints.

Paintverb

(intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.

Paintverb

To draw an element in a graphical user interface.

Paintverb

To depict or portray.

Paintverb

(intransitive) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

Paintverb

To direct a radar beam toward.

Paintverb

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

Paintverb

To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.

Paintverb

To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.

Paintverb

To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor.

Paintverb

To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.

Paintverb

To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

Paintnoun

A pigment or coloring substance.

Paintnoun

A cosmetic; rouge.

Paintnoun

a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

Paintnoun

(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court;

Paintnoun

makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

Paintverb

make a painting;

Paintverb

apply paint to; coat with paint;

Paintverb

make a painting of;

Paintverb

apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

Paint

Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or solid mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film. It is most commonly used to protect, color, or provide texture to objects.

Dyenoun

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

Dyenoun

Any hue, color, or blee.

Dyeverb

(transitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

Dyeverb

To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.

Dyenoun

Color produced by dyeing.

Dyenoun

Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.

Dyenoun

Same as Die, a lot.

Dyenoun

a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Dyeverb

color with dye;

Dyenoun

a natural or synthetic substance used to add a colour to or change the colour of something

Dyeverb

add a colour to or change the colour of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye

Dyeverb

take colour well or badly during the dyeing process

Dye

A dye is a colored substance that chemically bonds to the substrate to which it is being applied. This distinguishes dyes from pigments which do not chemically bind to the material they color.