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Meaning
Noun
●
A
multicoloured
arch
in the
sky
,
produced
by
prismatic
refraction
of
light
within
droplets
of
rain
in the air.
●
Any
prismatic
refraction
of
light
showing
a
spectrum
of colours.
●
A
wide
assortment
; a
varied
multitude.
●
An
illusion
; a mirage.
●
In Baseball:
A
curveball
,
particularly
a
slow
one.
●
In Poker:
In Texas
hold
'em or Omaha
hold
'em, a
flop
that
contains
three different suits.
●
Rainbow trout.
⚠️
A person within the LGBT community.
●
In Scouting:
A
member
of the Rainbow Guides, a Girl Guide
movement
for
younger
girl
s.
Adj
●
Multicolored, especially if in
rainbow
order.
●
In American English:
Made up of several
races
or
ethnicities
, or (more
broadly
) of several
cultural
or
ideological
factions.
●
LGBT.
●
In Poker:
Composed
entirely
of different suits.
●
In Cryptography & Mathematics:
Of or
pertaining
to
rainbow
tables.
Verb
●
To
brighten
with, or
as with
, a
rainbow
; to
pattern
with the
colours
of the
rainbow
.
●
To take the
appearance
of a rainbow.
●
In Climbing:
In
climbing gyms
where the
rocks
to
climb
are
colored
to
indicate
suggested
climbing
routes
, to
climb
rocks
of different
colors
, thereby
ignoring
such
routes
.
Name
●
A
census-designated place
in San Diego County, California, United States.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
rainbow
English
regnboga
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
boga
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
regn
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Spectrum
Motley
Multiethnic
Multiracial
Rainbowed
Multipartisan
Multihued
Polychromatic
Multicolored
Rainbow Trout
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