amber
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- noun
- /ˈæmbər/
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ámbar
- It's the amber waves of grain.
- amber color
Race to green is you've got red, amber, green.
- Race to green is you've got red, amber, green.
- They have this, at least the cheetah eyes saw this deep kind of amber on eyes and a very square brow, like a very straight brow line.
- And here is Amber suede, which would be my bronzing color, but you can see it still has like this golden kind of neutral tone to it and it's so, so flattering.
Examples
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Did you know that there are these amber waves of grain blowing in the wind out there in the wheat belt right now?
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Up they rose through the overcast, and finally broke out into the wan amber sunlight.
Fiction book (1993) -
It's not red, it's amber.
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I suppose there is a difference between red flags and amber lights.
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But the eyes were a clear amber, and he blinked slowly before speaking.
Fiction book (1991) -
"O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain."
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A few of the windows in the buildings are lighted, glowing amber; the majority are still dark.
Fiction book (1993) -
We sipped our tea, the amber liquid racing up the clear plastic, sliding back down again.
Fiction book (1993) -
Lando watched the amber-colored numbers dwindle from 14 to 1 and keep on going.
Fiction book (1991) -
The setting sun casts long shadows and an amber glow across the field.
Synonyms
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1.0
A deep shiny yellow color like the metal used for coins and jewelry
A strong deep yellow color like a sunflower
A yellow color with a little brown that looks warm and dull
A medium yellow-brown color like caramel
A light warm yellow-brown color like soft sand
A dark yellow color with a little brown tone
A bright yellow color with a golden tone like sunlight
Compounds
- Informal
A person who makes risky, often dangerous choices like betting or driving through amber lights
- Specialized
A plant with long grasslike leaves and a tall leafless stalk of orange-yellow star-shaped flowers
How Yellow
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amber as a colour takes its name from the golden resin amber, so an 'amber' colour is a warm yellow to brown like the jewel, and that is why traffic lights use 'amber' to warn drivers to slow down.