neon vs rainbow

neon

noun
  • A neon tetra fish. 

  • The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. 

  • Neon signs or lights, collectively. 

  • A form or sample of the element. 

adj
  • That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent 

rainbow

noun
  • Rainbow trout. 

  • A curveball, particularly a slow one. 

  • In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits. 

  • Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours. 

  • A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. 

  • A wide assortment; a varied multitude. 

  • An illusion, mirage. 

adj
  • Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions. 

  • Multicolored. 

  • LGBT. 

  • Composed entirely of different suits. 

  • 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 gyms where the rocks to climb are colored to indicate suggested climbing routes, to climb rocks of different colors, thereby ignoring such routes. 

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