colourless
Use Colourless in a sentenceWorld English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | without colour |
| 2. | lacking in interest: a colourless individual |
| 3. | grey or pallid in tone or hue |
| 4. | without prejudice; neutral |
| 'colourlessly | |
| —adv | |
| 'colourlessness | |
| —n | |
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Colourless
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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