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COLOURS

(noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 8 meanings of the word Colours.

Colours - as a noun

A distinguishing emblem

Example: "His tie proclaimed his school colors"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
colors8

A flag that shows its nationality

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
colors8
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
flag8
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Colours - as a verb

To give something color.

Example: "We could color the walls red."

To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

Example: "My kindergartener loves to color."

(of a person or their face) to become red through increased blood flow.

Example: "Her face colored as she realized her mistake."

To affect without completely changing.

Example: "That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book."

To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).

Example: "Color me confused."

To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.

Example: "Can this graph be 2-colored?"

Example Sentences

"I love the vibrant colours of the sunset."
"She painted the walls of her room in bright colours."
"The artist used a wide range of colours in the painting."
"His tie was a mismatch of clashing colours."
"The autumn leaves turned beautiful colours of red and orange."
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Word Game Points

Is COLOURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, colours is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

COLOURS has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.

Is COLOURS a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, colours is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
COLOURS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.

Is COLOURS a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, colours is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
COLOURS has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.

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