"color" meaning in English

See color in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌlə/ [UK], /ˈkʌlɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-color.ogg [US] Forms: color [singular], colors [plural]
enPR: /kŭlʹə/ [UK], /kŭl'ər/ [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The image caused by light in your eyes, due to light of various wavelengths hitting your retina.
    Sense id: simple-color-en-noun-ApseJbye
  2. The color of a person's skin, especially as an indicator of their race or ethnicity
    Sense id: simple-color-en-noun-sMyrrhnf

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌlə/ [UK], /ˈkʌlɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-color.ogg [US] Forms: color [canonical], colors [third-person, singular], colored [past], colored [past, participle], coloring [present, participle]
enPR: /kŭlʹə/ [UK], /kŭl'ər/ [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To give something its color.
    Sense id: simple-color-en-verb-LaspTJHQ
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          "text": "My favorite color is blue."
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "colored",
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        {
          "text": "Rose colored the drawing with a pencil."
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʌlɚ/",
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        {
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌlɚ/",
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        "US"
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