"rainbow" meaning in English

See rainbow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈreɪnboʊ/ [US], /ˈreɪnbəʊ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-rainbow.ogg [US] Forms: rainbow [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: rān'bō [US] Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is rainbow, it is made up of many colors.
    Sense id: simple-rainbow-en-adj-ZwgWtbCD

Noun

IPA: /ˈreɪnboʊ/ [US], /ˈreɪnbəʊ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-rainbow.ogg [US] Forms: rainbow [singular], rainbows [plural]
enPR: rān'bō [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A rainbow is an arch of colors in the sky that you can see in the rain when the sun is at your back.
    Sense id: simple-rainbow-en-noun-z~QlkYjV

Verb

IPA: /ˈreɪnboʊ/ [US], /ˈreɪnbəʊ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-rainbow.ogg [US] Forms: rainbow [canonical], rainbows [third-person, singular], rainbowed [past], rainbowed [past, participle], rainbowing [present, participle]
enPR: rān'bō [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you rainbow something, you make it into something that has many colors, just like a rainbow.
    Sense id: simple-rainbow-en-verb-J0PN7AtJ
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