rainbow

  1. Noun.  A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
  2. Noun.  Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
  3. Noun.  (context, often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
  4. Noun.  An illusion, mirage.
  5. Noun.  (baseball) A curveball, particularly a slow one.
  6. Noun.  (context, poker slang) In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits.
  7. Adjective.  Multicoloured.
  8. Adjective.  (context, attributive) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
  9. Adjective.  (attributive) LGBT.
  10. Adjective.  (poker, chiefly) Composed entirely of different suits.
  11. Verb.  (transitive) To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.

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