palette
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
/ˈpælɪt/
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/ˈpælɪt/ · /ˈpælɪt/ (US) · /ˈpælət/ (US) · /pəˈlɛt/ (US) · /ˈpælət/
Definition of palette
9 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
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noun
- A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
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A set of colours available to be used (or mixed).
“Use your mouse to select the colour you want to use from the circular colour palette.”
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The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.
“The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead.”
- The range of tones or tone colors in a given musical composition or performance.
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A set of makeup including a variety of colors, often packaged together in a tray.
“She removed an eyeshadow palette from her bag.”
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A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.
“It would be extremely beneficial to have the right subassemblies with the parameters already set available on your tool palette.”
- (historical)A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.
- A plate against which a person presses their chest to give force to a hand-operated drill.
- (figuratively, uncommon)Any set or group of limited choices, options, or tasks from all ones that are currently available.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French palette. Doublet of pallet.
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75 playable · top: PELTATE (9 pts)
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2 words5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
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27 words2-letter words
10 wordsHooks
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