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Noun tincture has 4 senses
- tincture - a substances that colors metals
--1 is a kind of coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
--1 has particulars: argent
- trace, vestige, tincture, shadow - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
--2 is a kind of indication, indicant
--2 has particulars: footprint
- shade, tint, tincture, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
--3 is a kind of color, colour, coloring, colouring
--3 has particulars: undertone, tinge
- tincture - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
--4 is a kind of medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
--4 has particulars: tincture of iodine, iodine; arnica
Verb tincture has 2 senses
- impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture - fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
--1 is one way to fill, fill up, make full
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- tincture - stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"
--2 is one way to tint, tinct, bepaint, tinge, touch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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