∙ The spectral composition of visible light uncountable
∙ A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class. countable
∙ Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays). uncountable
∙ Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity. uncountable
∙ Interest, especially in a selective area. figuratively
∙ Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal. heraldry
∙ A standard or banner. in the plural
∙ The flag of a nation or team. in the plural
∙ Gang insignia. in the plural
∙ The system of color television.
∙ An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university. in the plural
∙ The morning ceremony of raising the flag. military, in the plural
∙ In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analysts.
∙ A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons. physics
∙ The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page. typography
∙ Any of the colored balls excluding the reds. snooker
∙ A front or facade: an ostensible truth actually false.
∙ An appearance of right or authority.
∙ Skin color noted as: normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment. medicine
Adjective
∙ Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
Verb
∙ To give something color.
∙ To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons. intransitive
∙ To become red through increased blood flow. of a face
∙ To affect without completely changing.
∙ To attribute a quality to. informal
∙ To assign colors to the vertices of (a graph) or the regions of (a map) so that no two adjacent ones have the same color. mathematics