rɛd/

adjective

1. of a colour at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies.
"her red lips"

synonyms: scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red

noun

1. red colour or pigment.
"their work is marked in red by the teacher"

2. a red thing, in particular:

ˈɒrɪn(d)ʒ/

noun

1. a large round juicy citrus fruit with a tough bright reddish-yellow rind.
"eat plenty of oranges"

2. the leathery-leaved evergreen tree which produces oranges, native to warm regions of south and SE Asia.

adjective

1. reddish yellow.
"an orange glow in the sky(larr)"

ˈjɛləʊ/

adjective

1. of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks.
"curly yellow hair"

synonyms: yellowish, yellowy, lemon, lemony, 
amber, gold, golden; 

2. informal

not brave; cowardly.
"he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow"

synonyms: cowardly, lily-livered, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, pigeon-hearted, craven, spiritless, spineless, 
timid, timorous, fearful, trembling, quaking, shrinking, 
cowering, afraid of one's own shadow, pusillanimous, 
weak, feeble, soft; 

noun

1. yellow colour or pigment.
"the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow"

2. a yellow ball or piece in a game or sport, especially the yellow ball in snooker.
"he missed an easy yellow in frame four"

verb

1. become yellow, especially with age.
"the cream paint was beginning to yellow"

ɡriːn/

adjective

1. of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass or emeralds.
"her flashing green eyes"

synonyms: greenish, viridescent

2. covered with grass or other vegetation.
"proposals that would smother green fields with development"

synonyms: verdant, grassy, grass-covered, leafy, verdurous

noun

1. green colour or pigment.
"major roads are marked in green"

2. a green thing, in particular:

verb

1. make or become green in colour.
"the roof was greening with lichen"

2. make (an urban or desert area) more verdant by planting trees or other vegetation.
"they will continue greening the many treeless and dusty suburbs"

cyan

ˈsʌɪən/

noun

a greenish-blue colour which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to red.

bluː/

adjective

1. of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.
"the clear blue sky"

synonyms: sky-blue, azure, cobalt (blue), sapphire, cerulean, navy (blue), saxe (blue), Oxford blue, Cambridge blue, ultramarine, lapis lazuli, indigo, aquamarine, turquoise, teal (blue), cyan, of the colour of the sky, of the colour of the sea"she had bright blue eyes"

2. informal

(of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed.
"he's feeling blue"

synonyms: depressed, down, sad, saddened, unhappy,
melancholy, miserable, sorrowful, gloomy, dejected,
downhearted, disheartened, despondent, dispirited,
low, in low spirits, low-spirited, heavy-hearted, glum,
morose, dismal, downcast, cast down, tearful;

noun

1. blue colour or pigment.
"she was dressed in blue"

2. a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown.

verb

1. make or become blue.
"the light dims, bluing the retina"

2. historical

wash (white clothes) with bluing.
"they blued the shirts and starched the uniforms"

məˈdʒɛntə/

noun

a light mauvish-crimson which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to green.

"bright pink double flowers each lined in dark magenta"

synonyms: reddish-purple, purplish-red, crimson, mauvish-crimson, carmine red, fuchsia, fuchsin

the dye fuchsin.

grey

ɡreɪ/

adjective

1. of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.
"grey flannel trousers"

synonyms: greyish, silvery

2. without interest or character; dull and nondescript.
"grey, faceless men"

synonyms: characterless, colourless, nondescript, unremarkable, faceless

noun

1. grey colour or pigment.
"dirty intermediate tones of grey"

2. a grey thing or animal, in particular a grey or white horse.

verb

1. (especially of hair) become grey with age.
"he had put on weight and greyed somewhat"

pɪŋk/

adjective

1. of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon.
"bright pink lipstick"

synonyms: rosy, rose, rose-coloured, rosé, pale red, salmon, salmon-pink, shell-pink

noun

1. pink colour, pigment, or material.
"soft pastel shades of pink and blue"

2. the best condition or degree.
"the economy is not in the pink of health"

synonyms: prime, perfection, best, finest, top form, height, highest level, upper limit, limit

verb

1. become pink.
"Cheryl's cheeks pinked with sudden excitement"

2. AUSTRALIAN/NZ

shear (a sheep) so closely that the colour of the skin is visible.
"McFowler pinked every sheep and never drew blood"