AMBER

amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown

(adjective) of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

amber, gold

(noun) a deep yellow color; “an amber light illuminated the room”; “he admired the gold of her hair”

amber

(noun) a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Amber

A female given name from English, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.

A surname of uncertain origin.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Amber

A female given name from Hindi

A city in Rajasthan, India, also known as Amer.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Amber

A river in Derbyshire, England, which joins the River Derwent at Ambergate.

Anagrams

• Brame, bemar, brame, bream, embar

Etymology

Noun

amber (countable and uncountable, plural ambers)

(obsolete) Ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale. [14th-18th c.]

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]

A yellow-orange colour.

(British) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

(biology, genetics, biochemistry) The stop codon (nucleotide triplet) "UAG", or a mutant which has this stop codon at a premature place in its DNA sequence.

Synonyms

• (intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights): yellow (US)

• (obsolete: the waxy product of the sperm whale): ambergris

Antonyms

• (intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights): red, green

Adjective

amber (comparative more amber, superlative most amber)

Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.

Verb

amber (third-person singular simple present ambers, present participle ambering, simple past and past participle ambered)

(transitive, rare) To perfume or flavour with ambergris.

(transitive, rare) To preserve in amber.

(transitive, rare, chiefly, poetic or literary) To cause to take on the yellow colour of amber.

(intransitive, rare, chiefly, poetic or literary) To take on the yellow colour of amber.

Anagrams

• Brame, bemar, brame, bream, embar

Source: Wiktionary

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Am"ber, n. Etym: [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp. ámbar, and with the Ar. article, alámbar, fr. Ar. 'anbar ambergris.]

1. (Min.)

Definition: A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.

2. Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.

3. Ambergris. [Obs.] You that smell of amber at my charge. Beau. & Fl.

4. The balsam, liquidambar. Black amber, and old and popular name for jet.

Am"ber, a.

1. Consisting of amber; made of amber. "Amber bracelets." Shak.

2. Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored. "The amber morn." Tennyson.

Am"ber, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. Ambered .]

1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.

2. To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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