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“Color” or “Culler”

color / culler are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

color k·AH·l·er

  • nouna visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect.
  • nouninterest and variety and intensity.
  • nounthe timbre of a musical sound.
  • nouna race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks).
  • noun(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction.
  • nounthe appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation.
  • verbadd color to.
  • verbmodify or bias.
  • verbdecorate with colors.
  • verbgive a deceptive explanation or excuse for.
  • adjectivehaving or capable of producing colors.

culler k·AH·l·er

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“color”

  • they are stained a darker color with Iodine Stains.
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color - episode - The Saga
  • They range in color from red to brown to
  • could be produced on a color monitor.
  • but also earlier landscapes with color and abstract photographs.
  • sprites and terrain to exhibit color depth-fading.
  • WUSA (TV) and WJFK-FM as Color Analyst & Reporter.
  • 30 minutes, color, DVD.
  • indicate, using a series of colors, the correct moment to stop,
  • Discriminating someone based on skin color, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender

“culler”

  • city owned lakes, such as Culler Lake, a man-made small body
  • – with R. Rorty, J. Culler, C. Brooke-Rose; edited by S.
  • Lloyd C. Culler (1922–1931)
  • Lloyd C. Culler (1934–1943)
  • Lloyd C. Culler (1946–1950)

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