amber

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

Similar word(s): chromatic

noun

1. a deep yellow color

- an amber light illuminated the room

Similar word(s): gold

Definition categories: attribute, yellow, yellowness

2. a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry

Definition categories: substance

Sentences with amber as a noun:

- amber colour:

- an amber codon, an amber mutation, an amber suppressor

verb

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

- ambered wine, an ambered room

2. (transitive, rare) To preserve in amber.

- an ambered fly

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

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