amber
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.