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  1. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  2. amber-green
    of green tinged with amber
  3. amethyst
    a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
  4. auburn
    (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
  5. aureate
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  6. avocado
    a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin
  7. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  8. beige
    of a light grayish-brown color
  9. blackish-brown
    of brown tinged with black
  10. blackish-red
    of red tinged with black
  11. blae
    of bluish-black or grey-blue
  12. blood-red
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  13. blue
    of the color intermediate between green and violet
  14. blue-green
    of a bluish shade of green
  15. blueish
    of the color intermediate between green and violet
  16. blue-lilac
    of lavender tinged with blue
  17. blue-purple
    of purple tinged with blue
  18. blue-violet
    of violet tinted with blue
  19. bluish
    of the color intermediate between green and violet
  20. bluish green
    of a bluish shade of green
  21. bluish-lilac
    of lavender tinged with blue
  22. bluish-purple
    of purple tinged with blue
  23. bluish-violet
    of violet tinted with blue
  24. blushful
    of blush color
  25. bottle-green
    of a dark to moderate greyish green color
  26. bright blue
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  27. bright-red
    of the red of fresh raspberries
  28. bronze
    an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
  29. bronze-red
    of red tinged with bronze
  30. bronzy
    of the color of the alloy of copper and tin
  31. brown
    of a color similar to that of wood or earth
  32. brown-green
    of green tinged with brown
  33. brownish
    of a color similar to that of wood or earth
  34. brownish-green
    of green tinged with brown
  35. brownish-orange
    of a light brownish color
  36. brownish-purple
    of dark purple tinted with brown
  37. brownish-red
    of dark brownish to purplish red
  38. brownish-yellow
    of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
  39. brown-purple
    of dark purple tinted with brown
  40. buff
    a soft thick undyed leather
  41. buff-brown
    of brown tinged with buff
  42. canary
    any of several small Old World finches
  43. canary-yellow
    having the color of a light to moderate yellow
  44. caramel
    burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food
  45. caramel brown
    having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown
  46. carmine
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  47. carnation
    Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
  48. cerise
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  49. cerulean
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  50. chartreuse
    of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur
  51. cherry
    any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
  52. cherry-red
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  53. chestnut
    a type of hardwood tree that yields edible nuts
  54. chestnut-brown
    (of hair or feathers) of brown tinged with chestnut
  55. Chinese-red
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  56. chocolate-brown
    of a color similar to that of wood or earth
  57. chukker-brown
    snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
  58. cinnabar
    a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide
  59. colored
    having color or a certain color
  60. colorful
    having color or a certain color
  61. coloured
    having color or a certain color
  62. colourful
    having striking color
  63. copper colored
    of something having the color of copper
  64. coppery
    of something having the color of copper
  65. coral
    a very small ocean creature that often forms reefs
  66. coral-red
    of red tinged with coral
  67. creamy
    of the color of cream
  68. creamy-yellow
    yellow with a creamy tinge
  69. cress green
    of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green
  70. cresson
    of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green
  71. crimson
    a deep and vivid red color
  72. crimson-magenta
    magenta tinged with crimson
  73. crimson-purple
    purple tinged with crimson
  74. crimson-yellow
    yellow tinged with crimson
  75. cyan
    a primary subtractive color for light
  76. dark-blue
    of a dark shade of blue
  77. dark-brown
    of a color similar to that of wood or earth
  78. dark-green
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
  79. deep-pink
    of a deep shade of pink
  80. deep-yellow
    of something having the color of a pumpkin
  81. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  82. dull-purple
    of a dull shade of purple
  83. dun
    a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  84. earthlike
    resembling or characteristic of earth
  85. flame
    combustion of materials producing heat and light and smoke
  86. flame-orange
    of orange tinged with red
  87. fuscous
    of something having a dusky brownish grey color
  88. gilded
    made from or covered with gold
  89. gilt
    having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
  90. gold
    a soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element
  91. golden
    made from or covered with gold
  92. golden-brown
    of brown tinged with gold
  93. golden-green
    of green tinged with gold
  94. golden-yellow
    of yellow tinged with gold
  95. gray-blue
    of blue tinged with grey
  96. gray-brown
    of brown tinged with grey
  97. gray-green
    of green tinged with grey
  98. grayish-blue
    of blue tinged with grey
  99. grayish-brown
    of brown tinged with grey
  100. grayish-green
    of green tinged with grey
  101. grayish-pink
    of pink tinged with grey
  102. gray-pink
    of pink tinged with grey
  103. green
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
  104. greenish
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
  105. greenish-brown
    of brown tinged with green
  106. grey-blue
    of blue tinged with grey
  107. grey-brown
    of brown tinged with grey
  108. grey-green
    of green tinged with grey
  109. greyish-blue
    of blue tinged with grey
  110. greyish-brown
    of brown tinged with grey
  111. greyish-green
    of green tinged with grey
  112. greyish-pink
    of pink tinged with grey
  113. grey-pink
    of pink tinged with grey
  114. hazel
    Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
  115. hazel-brown
    of brown tinged with hazel
  116. honey
    a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
  117. jade
    a semiprecious gemstone that is usually green
  118. jade-green
    of something having the color of jade
  119. khaki
    a sturdy type of cloth that is a light brown color
  120. lavender
    an aromatic shrub with usually mauve or blue flowers
  121. lavender-pink
    of pink tinged with lavender
  122. lavender-tinged
    of something tinged with lavender
  123. light-blue
    of a light shade of blue
  124. light-green
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
  125. lilac
    any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
  126. lilac-blue
    of blue tinged with lavender
  127. lilac-colored
    of a pale purple color
  128. lilac-pink
    of pink tinged with lavender
  129. lilac-purple
    of purple tinged with lilac
  130. magenta
    a primary subtractive color for light
  131. magenta pink
    of pink tinged with magenta
  132. mahogany-red
    of brown tinged with red
  133. maroon
    a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
  134. maroon-purple
    of purple tinged with maroon
  135. mauve
    a moderate purple
  136. mauve-blue
    of blue tinged with mauve
  137. mauve-pink
    of pink tinged with mauve
  138. moss green
    of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color
  139. mosstone
    of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color
  140. mouse-colored
    of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
  141. mouselike
    of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
  142. mousey
    of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
  143. mousy
    having a drab pale brown color
  144. mummy-brown
    snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
  145. ocher
    any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
  146. ochre
    any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
  147. olive
    small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree
  148. olive-brown
    of a brown color with a greenish tinge
  149. olive-drab
    of a light brownish green color
  150. orange
    any citrus tree bearing oranges
  151. orange-brown
    of brown tinged with orange
  152. orange-red
    of red tinged with orange
  153. orangish
    of the color between red and yellow
  154. orangish-red
    of red tinged with orange
  155. pale blue
    of a light shade of blue
  156. peachy
    very good
  157. peachy-colored
    of something resembling a peach in color
  158. peachy-coloured
    of something resembling a peach in color
  159. peacock-blue
    of bright greenish blue
  160. pea-green
    of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color
  161. pink
    of a light shade of red
  162. pinkish
    of a light shade of red
  163. pinkish-lavender
    of lavender tinged with pink
  164. pinkish-orange
    of orange tinged with pink
  165. pinkish-purple
    of purple tinged with pink
  166. pink-lavender
    of lavender tinged with pink
  167. pink-orange
    of orange tinged with pink
  168. pink-purple
    of purple tinged with pink
  169. pink-red
    of red tinged with pink
  170. pink-tinged
    of a color tinged with pink
  171. pinky
    the finger farthest from the thumb
  172. powder blue
    a pale blue color with grey in it
  173. powdery-blue
    of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue
  174. purple
    of a color intermediate between red and blue
  175. purple-blue
    of blue tinged with purple
  176. purple-brown
    of brown tinged with purple
  177. purple-green
    of green tinged with purple
  178. purple-lilac
    of lavender tinged with purple
  179. purple-red
    of red tinged with purple
  180. purple-tinged
    of a color tinged with purple
  181. purple-tinted
    of a color tinged with purple
  182. purplish
    of a color intermediate between red and blue
  183. purplish-blue
    of blue tinged with purple
  184. purplish-brown
    of brown tinged with purple
  185. purplish-green
    of green tinged with purple
  186. purplish-lilac
    of lavender tinged with purple
  187. purplish-red
    a red with a tinge of purple
  188. raspberry-red
    of the red of fresh raspberries
  189. red
    the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
  190. red-brown
    of brown tinged with red
  191. reddish
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  192. reddish-brown
    of brown tinged with red
  193. reddish-lavender
    of something having a lavender color tinged with red
  194. reddish-orange
    of orange tinged with red
  195. reddish-pink
    of a pink color that is close to red
  196. reddish-violet
    of violet tinged with red
  197. red-lavender
    of something having a lavender color tinged with red
  198. red-orange
    of orange tinged with red
  199. red-purple
    of purple tinged with red
  200. red-violet
    of violet tinged with red
  201. rosaceous
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
  202. rose
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
  203. roseate
    of something having a dusty purplish pink color
  204. rose-lavender
    of lavender tinged with rose
  205. rose-lilac
    of lavender tinged with rose
  206. rose-mauve
    of mauve tinged with rose
  207. rose-purple
    of purple with a rose tinge
  208. rose-red
    of a deep slightly bluish red color
  209. rose-tinged
    of a color tinged with rose
  210. rose-tinted
    of a color tinged with rose
  211. rosy
    having the pinkish flush of health
  212. rosy-purple
    of purple with a rose tinge
  213. ruby
    a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
  214. ruby-red
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  215. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  216. russet
    a reddish brown homespun fabric
  217. rust
    a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
  218. rust-brown
    of the brown color of rust
  219. rust-red
    of a red color tinged with rust
  220. rusty
    covered with or consisting of an oxide coating
  221. rusty-brown
    of something having the brown color of rust
  222. rusty-red
    of a red color tinged with rust
  223. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  224. sage-green
    of the grey-green color of sage leaves
  225. salmon
    any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters
  226. sapphire
    a precious transparent stone that is typically a rich blue
  227. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  228. scarlet-crimson
    of crimson tinged with scarlet
  229. scarlet-pink
    of pink tinged with scarlet
  230. sea-green
    of the color of the sea; bluish green
  231. silver-blue
    of something having a color that is a light shiny blue
  232. silver-green
    of something having a color that is a light shiny green
  233. silvery-blue
    of something having a color that is a light shiny blue
  234. silvery-green
    of something having a color that is a light shiny green
  235. sky-blue
    a light shade of blue
  236. snuff
    inhale audibly through the nose
  237. snuff-brown
    snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
  238. sorrel
    prickly annual herb used in tarts and jelly
  239. stone
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  240. straw
    plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
  241. sulfur-yellow
    of something having the yellow color of sulfur
  242. sulphur-yellow
    of something having the yellow color of sulfur
  243. tan
    a light brown the color of topaz
  244. tangerine
    a variety of mandarin orange
  245. tannish
    of a color resembling tan
  246. taupe
    a greyish brown
  247. tawny
    having the color of tanned leather
  248. tawny-brown
    of a light brown to brownish orange color
  249. teal
    a blue-green color or pigment
  250. ultramarine
    blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
  251. umber
    an earth pigment
  252. vermilion
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  253. vermillion
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  254. vinaceous
    of or relating to wine
  255. violet
    a bluish-purple color
  256. violet-blue
    of blue tinged with lavender
  257. violet-pink
    of pink tinged with lavender
  258. violet-tinged
    of something that is tinged with violet
  259. violet-tinted
    of something that is tinged with violet
  260. watercress
    any of several water-loving cresses
  261. white-pink
    of pink tinged with white; a light tint of pink
  262. wine-red
    of something having the dark red color of red wine
  263. xanthous
    of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
  264. yellow
    yellow color or pigment
  265. yellow-beige
    of beige tinged with yellow;
  266. yellow-brown
    of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
  267. yellow-green
    of a color midway between yellow and green
  268. yellowish
    of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
  269. yellowish-beige
    of beige tinged with yellow;
  270. yellowish-orange
    of orange tinged with yellow
  271. yellow-orange
    of orange tinged with yellow
  272. yellow-tinged
    of a color tinged with yellow
Created on Thu Nov 28 07:09:43 EST 2013

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