rainbow

1. (attributive, chiefly US) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.Examples: "That Asian-American actor Thomas Ikeda contributes a pleasingly frantic Panthino would not be considered rainbow enough."; "He went along with them because the Pack was a rainbow group — two Italian-Americans, a black man, a Jew (Bishop), and a sometime Englishman (Lawford) — and they were making a point."; "The 1999 June elections led to a surprise change in the governing coalition from the long-term ruling Christian Democrats to a rainbow group of Greens, Liberals, and Socialists."Synonyms: multiethnic, multiracial, rainbowed, multipartisanUSattributivenot-comparable

2. (attributive) LGBT.Examples: "Similarly, the question of who belongs in such a rainbow alliance isn't set. It can include gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender individuals. It can include people who are 'questioning' which culture they belong to [...]"attributivenot-comparable

3. (poker, chiefly of a flop) Composed entirely of different suits.not-comparable

4. (mathematics, cryptography) Of or pertaining to rainbow tables.Examples: "rainbow attack"not-comparable

1. (transitive) To brighten with, or as with, a rainbow; to pattern with the colours of the rainbow.transitive

2. (intransitive) To take the appearance of a rainbow.Examples: "We saw birds and butterflies rainbowing in the sun; lazy lizards crawling in the heat; inguanas blinking on stone wall, with mouth wide open for flies; poisonous snakes, not only carved on walls, but gliding through the grass."intransitive

3. (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.Examples: "“She's going to learn to belay while I'm climbing? What if I fall?” “You're not going to fall while rainbowing a 5.8, and besides, she'll catch you.” “I could die.” “That would be tragic,” I said. Kaitlyn crossed her arms."; "called “rainbowing.” Different routes were color coordinated. ... Using hand-me-down equipment and learning as much as she could, Brittany began climbing outdoors. She found like-minded people and joined organizations such as Brown ..."