orange
adjective
/ˈɒrɪndʒ/
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- 1between red and yellow in colour. If something is similar to this colour, you can say that it is an orangey colour or that it is, for example, orangey-red or orangey-yellow
Huge orange flames engulfed the building.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific coloursalabasteramberamethyst
orange
adjective
/ˈɔrəndʒ/
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- 1between red and yellow in color
Huge orange flames engulfed the building.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific colorsalabasteramberamethyst
orange
noun
/ˈɒrɪndʒ/
Word Forms
| singular | orange |
| plural | oranges |
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- 1countable a round fruit that has a hard orange-coloured skin called peel, and that divides into parts called segments. It grows on an orange tree.Synonyms and related wordsFruitsackeeappleapricot
- 2countable/uncountable a drink made from or with oranges, or a glass of this drinkSynonyms and related wordsNon-alcoholic drinksamericanoangosturabarley water
- 3uncountable a colour that is between red and yellowSynonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine
orange
noun
/ˈɔrəndʒ/
Word Forms
| singular | orange |
| plural | oranges |
© PhotoDisc/Getty Images
© Macmillan Education Limited
- 1countable a round fruit that has a hard orange-colored skin called peel, and that divides into parts called segments. It grows on an orange tree.Synonyms and related wordsFruitsackeeappleapricot
- 2uncountable a color that is between red and yellowSynonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine