amber
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Definition of amber
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin that takes a fine polish and is used chiefly in making ornamental objects (such as beads)
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: a variable color averaging a dark orange yellow
amber
adjectiveDefinition of amber (Entry 2 of 2)
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: consisting of amber
2
: resembling amber
especially
: having the color amber
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Examples of amber in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
About 99 million years ago during the Cretaceous period, a bird foot was preserved in amber. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Trapped in place: A weird ancient bird foot in amber and the lizard in a Microraptor's stomach," 11 July 2019 That’s essentially what researchers have found in a bird foot trapped in amber for nearly 100 million years. — Sabine Galvis, Science | AAAS, "This ancient bird sported a ginormous toe," 11 July 2019 Apparently Bradley designed the whole look, from the workers assembling the piano, to the audience being lit with amber, to the way it was shot. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Lady Gaga Speaks Out About Rumors of a Romance with Bradley Cooper," 28 Feb. 2019 His shop sits in the Palais Royal where each window reveals another passion—the jeweler’s glowing collection of all amber, the bookseller’s mass of ancient volumes. — Jordan Roth, Vogue, "Jordan Roth: A Man’s View on the Haute Couture," 28 Jan. 2019 Sweden has changed radically since the 1970s, but Bernie Sanders has stood still in time, an irritable red ant suspended in amber. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The Democrats Are the Socialist Party Again," 20 June 2019 Exeter International Extraordinary Experience: While visiting Catherine Palace, you will be invited into the Amber Room workshops where craftsmen rebuilt the famous amber panels lost in World War II. — Greg Tepper, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to St. Petersburg," 5 Oct. 2016 City Lights, featuring period studio cats like Hugh McCracken and David Sanborn, can feel trapped in amber with its dated production. — Morgan Enos, Billboard, "R.I.P. Dr. John: 10 Essential Cuts from the Soul, Funk and Boogie Woogie Great," 7 June 2019 The last of the 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores that once roamed the Earth sits at 211 NE Revere Ave. in Bend, Ore., a strip-mall storefront trapped in amber right down to dot-matrix printers and computers booted up with floppy disks. — John D. Stoll, WSJ, "Technology Drives Deals Because No One Wants to Be the Next Blockbuster (Video)," 29 May 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Narrow shops sold gardenia, musk, and amber incense alongside sweatshirts promoting the Israel Defense Forces. — Rachel Poser, Harper's magazine, "Common Ground," 19 Aug. 2019 Now, with financial and marketing help from its government, Georgian wine was becoming a sought-after commodity on the world stage as the country’s rustic, honeyed amber wines and fierce, spicy reds began to find an enthusiastic fan base. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "In Sonoma, a natural winemaker looks to the Republic of Georgia for inspiration," 15 Aug. 2019 Beeber Bifocal looks great, shimmering, amber-hued partitions of oversize tortoise frames dividing the space. — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, "What ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’ meant to me as a woman in architecture," 13 Aug. 2019 Pieces include flowy, easy fitting cuts, frills, and gathers in a range of colors from blues, browns to blacks, hues of pink, and amber reds. — Nandi Howard, Essence, "H&M Is Celebrating Its First South African Collaboration," 9 Aug. 2019 In 2014, Lida Xing of the China University of Geosciences obtained a fossil from amber traders, who thought the preserved remains belonged to an ancient lizard. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "This Prehistoric Bird Had Weirdly Long Toes," 13 July 2019 The amber, which is just over an inch long, was found in 2014 by an amber trader in the Hukawng Valley of Myanmar. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Trapped in place: A weird ancient bird foot in amber and the lizard in a Microraptor's stomach," 11 July 2019 The find is the latest eye-popping fossil to emerge from the Hukawng Valley, a region in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state that has hosted amber mines for at least the last 2,000 years. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "Ancient bird foot found in amber has bizarrely long toes," 11 July 2019 Because of her, the Statue of Liberty finally got to see some amber waves of grain. — Jeff Giles, New York Times, "It’s a Beach if We Say So: Lost Scenes From Downtown’s Hipster Landfill," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amber.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for amber
amber
noun
English Language Learners Definition of amber
: a hard orange-yellow substance that can be polished and used for jewelry and other decorations
: a dark orange-yellow color
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amber
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Kids Definition of amber
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: a hard yellowish to brownish clear substance that is a fossil resin from trees long dead and that can be polished and used in making ornamental objects (as beads)
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: a dark orange yellow : the color of honey
amber
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Medical Definition of amber
: a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin that takes a fine polish and is used chiefly in making ornamental objects (as beads)
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