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discolourdis‧col‧our British English, discolor American English /dɪsˈkʌlə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEdiscolour (BrE) |
Present | I, you, we, they | discolour (BrE) | | he, she, it | discolours (BrE) | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | discoloured (BrE) | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have discoloured (BrE) | | he, she, it | has discoloured (BrE) | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had discoloured (BrE) | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will discolour | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have discoloured (BrE) |
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Present | I | am discolouring (BrE) | | he, she, it | is discolouring (BrE) | | you, we, they | are discolouring (BrE) | Past | I, he, she, it | was discolouring (BrE) | | you, we, they | were discolouring (BrE) | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been discolouring (BrE) | | he, she, it | has been discolouring (BrE) | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been discolouring (BrE) | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be discolouring (BrE) | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been discolouring (BrE) |
- Blood from his head discoloured the blue tiling pattern of the plastic liner around him.
- In ditches and damp springs, you may sometimes notice that the water is discoloured to a strong shade of orange.
- Leaking, discoloured, swollen, rusty or corroded batteries should never be used.
- Over the years this must have harmed his chest, as it had already badly discoloured his teeth.
- Reject any that are even slightly soft or in any way discoloured.
- Stainless steel cutlery Can discolour and pit if left coated with food, so use the pre-wash cycle.
- They were housed in a type of guttering that had discoloured and so much of the light was lost.
- When buying, avoid cheese that is discoloured under the rind.
► Coloursamber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective to change colour, or to make something change colour, so that it looks unattractive: Once cut, apples quickly discolour. |