In colour

The wine was almost pink in colour (=was almost pink) .

blaze/riot/mass of colour (=lots of different bright colours)

In summer the gardens are a blaze of colour.

a splash of colour (=a small area of a bright colour)

The sky began to slowly change colour .

the fall colors (=the colours of the trees in autumn)

3. SOMEBODY'S RACE

[uncountable and countable] how dark or light someone's skin is, which shows which race they belong to

Everyone has a right to a job, regardless of their race, sex, or colour.

ￚsee also coloured

4. people/women/students etc of color

especially American English people, women etc who are not white

I'm the only person of color in my class.

5. SUBSTANCE

[uncountable and countable]a substance such as paint or dye that makes something red, blue, yellow etc

Wash the garment separately, as the colour may run (=come out when washed) .

lip/nail/eye colour

our new range of eyeshadows and lip colours

6. in (full) colour

a television programme, film, or photograph that is in colour contains colours such as red, green, and blue rather than just black and white

ￚopposite in black and white

All the recipes in the book are illustrated in full colour .

7. SOMEBODY'S FACE

[uncountable] if you have some colour in your face, your face is pink or red, usually because you are healthy or embarrassed

You look a lot better today.

8. SOMETHING INTERESTING

[uncountable]interesting and exciting details or qualities that someone or something has

The old market is lively, full of colour and activity.a travel writer in search of local colour add/give colour to something (=make something more interesting)

Intelligent use of metaphors can add colour and style to your writing.

9. lend/give colour to something

to make something, especially something unusual, appear likely or true

We now have independent evidence that lends colour to the accusation of fraud.

10. off colour

a) [not before noun] British English someone who is off colour is feeling slightly ill

b) [usually before noun] especially American English off-colour jokes, stories etc are rude and often about sex

11. colours [plural]

a) the colours that are used to represent a team, school, club, country etc

club/team/school colours

a peaked cap in the team colours

Australia's national colours are gold and green.

b) British English a flag, shirt etc that shows that someone or something belongs to or supports a particular team, school, club, or country

12. see the colour of somebody's money

spoken to have definite proof that someone has enough money to pay for something

'A whiskey, please.' 'Let's see the color of your money first.'

Fashion noun

1. [singular, uncountable] something that is popular or thought to be good at a particular time

fashion for

the fashion for so-called 'discovery methods' of learning

fashion in

The emerging science of photography was already changing fashions in art.

2. [countable, uncountable] a style of clothes, hair etc that is popular at a particular time

They sold the latest fashions from Europe (=the most recent fashions) .

3. [uncountable] the business or study of making and selling clothes, shoes etc in new and changing styles

a leading men's fashion magazine

the fall fashion shows in New York, Milan, and Paris

4. in a ... fashion

in a particular way

Please leave the building in an orderly fashion.

5. after a fashion

not very much, not very well, or not very effectively

'Can you speak Russian?' 'After a fashion.'

6. after the fashion of somebody

in a style that is typical of a particular person

Her early work is very much after the fashion of Picasso and Braque.

7. like it's going out of fashion

informal use this to emphasize that someone does something a lot or uses a lot of something

Danny's been spending money like it's going out of fashion .

ￚsee also parrot fashion

To point verb

1. SHOW SOMETHING WITH YOUR FINGER◀

[intransitive and transitive] to show something to someone by holding up one of your fingers or a thin object towards it

'Look!' she said and pointed.

point at

I could see him pointing at me and telling the other guests what I had said.

point to/towards

She was pointing to a small boat that was approaching the shore.

point with

The driver pointed with his whip.

She pointed in the direction of the car park. He stood up and pointed his finger at me.

2. AIM SOMETHING

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hold something so that it is aimed towards a person or thing

point something at somebody/something

He stood up and pointed his gun at the prisoner. She produced a camera and pointed it at me.

3. FACE IN ONE DIRECTION

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to face or be aimed in a particular direction

The arrow always points north.

There were flashlights all around us, pointing in all directions.

point at

There were TV cameras pointing at us.

point to/towards

The hands of the clock pointed to a quarter past one.

We found footprints pointing towards the back door.

4. SHOW SOMEBODY WHERE TO GO

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to show someone which direction they should go in

She pointed me towards an armchair.

Could you point me in the direction of the bathroom, please?

5. SUGGEST WHAT SOMEBODY SHOULD DO

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to suggest what someone should do

My teachers were all pointing me towards university.

A financial adviser should be able to point you in the right direction .

6. SUGGEST THAT SOMETHING IS TRUE

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to suggest that something is true

Everything seemed to point in one direction.

point to/towards

All the evidence pointed towards Blake as the murderer.

Everything points to her having died from a drugs overdose.

7. WALLS/BUILDINGS

[transitive] British English to put new cement between the bricks of a wall

8. point your toes

to stretch the ends of your feet downwards

9. point the/a finger at somebody

to blame someone or say that they have done something wrong

I knew that they would point the finger at me.

I don't want to point a finger of blame at anyone.

10.point the way

a) to show the direction that something is in

point the way to/towards

An old-fashioned signpost pointed the way to the restaurant.

b) to show how something could change or develop successfully

point the way forward/forwards

This report points the way forward for the water industry.

point the way to/towards

a government paper which points the way towards reform

point something ↔ out phrasal verb

1. to tell someone something that they did not already know or had not thought about

He was always very keen to point out my mistakes.

The murder was obviously well planned, as the inspector had pointed out.

point out that

Some economists have pointed out that low inflation is not necessarily a good thing.

point something out to somebody

Thank you for pointing this out to me.

2. to show something to someone by pointing at it

Luke pointed out two large birds by the water's edge.

point somebody/something out to somebody

I'll point him out to you if we see him.

point to something phrasal verb

to mention something because you think it is important

Many politicians have pointed to the need for a written constitution.

point something ↔ up phrasal verb

to make something seem more important or more noticeable

These cases point up the complete incompetence of some government departments.

Appreciate verb

1. [transitive not in progressive]to understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what someone's feelings are

ￚsynonym realize

appreciate the significance/importance/value of something

He did not fully appreciate the significance of signing the contract.

appreciate that

We appreciate that caring for children is an important job.

appreciate what/how/why

It is difficult to appreciate how bad the situation had become.

2. [transitive] used to thank someone in a polite way or to say that you are grateful for something they have done

Thanks ever so much for your help, I really appreciate it.

3. [transitive] to understand how good or useful someone or something is

Her abilities are not fully appreciated by her employer.

I'm not an expert, but I appreciate fine works of art.

4. [intransitive] technical to gradually become more valuable over a period of time

ￚopposite depreciate

Most investments are expected to appreciate at a steady rate.

Admire verb transitive not in progressive]

1. to respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good

I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own.

admire somebody for (doing) something

Lewis was much admired for his work on medieval literature.

2. to look at something and think how beautiful or impressive it is

We stopped halfway to admire the view .

Sal stood back to admire her work.

3. admire somebody from afar

literary to be attracted to someone, without letting them know

ￚadmired adjective

the widely admired boss of Channel 4

admiration noun (uncountable

a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone