orange

/'ɔrindʤ/

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Basic Definition:

• Orange (noun): It refers to a round fruit that is usually yellow to deep orange in color. It comes from the orange tree, which is a type of citrus tree.
• Orange (adjective): It describes the color that is between red and yellow. Think of the color of a ripe orange fruit.

Usage Instructions:

• As a noun: You can use "orange" to talk about the fruit or the color. For example, "I eat an orange for breakfast."
• As an adjective: You can use "orange" to describe something that is that color. For example, "I painted my room orange."

Examples:

• Noun: "I bought three oranges at the store."
• Adjective: "She wore an orange dress to the party."

Advanced Usage:

• Orange as a noun can also refer to a river in South Africa, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. This is less common in everyday conversation.
• In art, "orange" can refer to any pigment that produces the orange color, such as in painting or dyeing.

Word Variants:

• Oranges (plural): More than one orange fruit.
• Orangish (adjective): Something that is somewhat orange in color.

Different Meanings:

• Besides referring to the fruit and color, "orange" can be used in specific contexts like discussing the river in South Africa or in art when talking about pigments.

Synonyms:

• For the color: "tangerine," "apricot," "amber" (these are similar shades).
• For the fruit: There are no direct synonyms, but fruits like "tangerine" and "clementine" are related.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• While "orange" does not have widely recognized idioms or phrasal verbs, you might hear phrases like "the orange of the sunset," which describes the beautiful color seen in the sky at sunset.

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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

Synonyms

• orangish
• Orange
• Orange River
• orange tree
• orangeness