orange

Speech parts

1. orange - Noun

2. orange - Adjective

3. orange - Verb

4. orange - Adjective Satellite

5. Orange - Proper noun

Meaning

The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (C. Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe.

The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.

The color of an orange; reddish yellow.

Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Orange River orange tree orangeness orangish amber mandarin tangerine citrus loyalist citrus fruit bitter orange carroty mandarin orange Seville orange orange peel

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Hypernyms

citrus citrus fruit spectral color citrus tree chromatic color berry

Hyponyms

bitter orange Seville orange bergamot bigarade reddish-orange bergamot orange

Phrases with the word

orange flower Fort Orange blood orange juice colour orange common orange green orange

Anagrams

onager Agenor Garone Gerona Gorean groane Ragone

Examples

California is a great place to live - if you happen to be an orange. Fred Allen

An orange on the table Your robe on the carpet And you in my bed Sweet present of the present Coolness of the night Warmth of my life. Jacques Prévert

You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away - a man is not a piece of fruit. Arthur Miller

Half of an orange tastes just as sweet as a whole one. Panamanian Proverb

An orange never bears a lime. Sierra Leonean Proverb

Half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

orang-outang orang-pendek orang-utang orange absolute orange American orange aphid