amber
amber is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, adjective, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.
- noun. Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.
- noun. Ambergris.
- noun. The balsam, liquidambar.
- adjective. Consisting of amber; made of amber.
- adjective. Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.
- transitive verb. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.
- transitive verb. To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.
- noun. a deep yellow color
"an amber light illuminated the room"
"he admired the gold of her hair"
- noun. a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry
- adjective. of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
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Other playable words that use exactly the letters in amber:
bearm, bemar, brame, bream, embar
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