rainbow

IPA: rˈeɪnboʊ

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.
(often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
(figurative) An illusion; a mirage.
(baseball) A curveball, particularly a slow one.
(poker slang) In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits.
Rainbow trout.
(figuratively, sometimes derogatory) A person within the LGBT community.
A member of the Rainbow Guides, a Girl Guide movement for younger girls.
A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.
A surname.

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

Multicolored, especially if in rainbow order.
(attributive, chiefly US) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
(attributive) LGBT.
(poker, chiefly of a flop) Composed entirely of different suits.
(mathematics, cryptography) Of or pertaining to rainbow tables.

Examples of "rainbow" in Sentences

And there upon the rainbow is the answer to our neverending story
He goes on to say that he does not expect a world flood, as the rainbow is a promise that this will not happen again.
Everybody know about little children all seem to be fascinated by rainbows because the rainbow is the unique phenomena for children, they always seem happy if they see rainbow.
They seem to forget that the rainbow is a symbol from the Old Testament as a covenant from God that he won't do another flood, and the Christians have also done their share of ritual theft; Holy Communion is a rip-off of the Passover seder.
All late morning and early afternoon long, Ernie puts on his cheerful song and dance routine while carefully layering the ingredients on fresh-baked buns in what he calls the rainbow effect -- a special order as to what ingredients goes on from first to last.
Heritage Week or Day, established in recognition of the term rainbow nation, coined by former president Mandela in 1996, came to an end in pomp and fashion on Friday night and the hundreds that came over the week witnessed culture blend with the modern world in colour, sound and taste.