Definition

1. Noun:

   • A round citrus fruit: A round fruit with a thick, dimpled orange skin and juicy, segmented flesh that is typically sweet or tangy.
   • A color: The color between red and yellow on the spectrum, resembling the peel of a ripe orange fruit.
   • The tree bearing this fruit: A small evergreen tree of the genus Citrus that produces orange fruits.

2. Adjective:

   • Of the color orange: Having a hue that is a mixture of red and yellow.

Examples

• Noun:

  • She peeled an orange for her snack.
  • The sunset painted the sky in shades of orange and purple.
  • They planted an orange in their backyard.

• Adjective:

  • He wore an orange shirt to the party.
  • The orange glow of the fire was comforting.

Advanced Usage

• "To squeeze the orange": To extract the maximum benefit, use, or profit from something or someone, often to the point of exhaustion.
  • The company was accused of squeezing the orange with its employees, demanding excessive overtime.

Variants and Related Words

• Orangish (adj): Somewhat orange in color.

  • The walls were painted an orangish hue.

• Orangey (adj): Resembling or suggestive of the color or taste of an orange.

  • The drink had a pleasant, orangey flavor.

Synonyms

• Tangerine: A type of small, sweet orange with loose skin (as a fruit or color).
• Apricot: A yellowish-orange color.
• Vermilion: A brilliant red with a slight orange tinge.

Related Phrases

• Orange peel: The skin of an orange, often used for its zest or as a metaphor for a textured surface.
  • The car's paint had an orange peel texture.

Related Idioms

• Squeezed orange: Someone or something from which all usefulness, energy, or profit has been extracted.
  • After working three jobs for decades, he felt like a squeezed orange.

Adjective

1. of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

Noun

1. a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
2. any pigment producing the orange color
3. any citrus tree bearing oranges
4. orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow
5. round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees