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orange Definition

orange (ôr′inj, är′-)

noun

  1. a reddish-yellow, round, edible citrus fruit, with a sweet, juicy pulp
  2. any of various evergreen trees (genus Citrus) of the rue family producing this fruit, having white, fragrant blossoms and hard, yellow wood
  3. any of several plants or fruits resembling the orange
  4. reddish yellow

Etymology: OFr orenge < Prov auranja (with sp. infl. by L aurum, gold, & loss of initial n through faulty separation of art. un) < Sp naranja < Ar nāranj < Pers nārang < Sans naranga, prob. akin to Tamil naṛu, fragrant

adjective

  1. reddish-yellow
  2. made with or from an orange or oranges
  3. having a flavor like that of oranges

Orange¹ Definition

Orange (ôr′inj, är′-)

noun

name of the ruling family of the Netherlands

adjective

of or having to do with Orangemen

Orange² Definition

Orange (ôr′inj, är′-; also, for 3 & 4, Fr ō̂ ränz̸h′)

  1. Etymology: prob. named for the orange groves there

    city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 129,000

  2. river in South Africa, flowing from NE Lesotho west into the Atlantic: c. 1,300 mi (2,092 km)

  3. former principality of W Europe (12th-17th cent.), now in SE France

  4. city in SE France: pop. 26,000

orange Synonyms

orange

modif.

reddish, ocherous, glowing; see orange, n. 1.

orange Synonyms

orange

n.

  1. Color

    red-yellow, apricot, tangerine, burnt orange, peach, coral, salmon; see also red, yellow.

  2. Fruit

    citrus fruit, tropical fruit, sour orange; see food, fruit 1.

    Classes and varieties of oranges include: navel, Valencia, Temple, blood, wild, China, bitter, Seville, bergamot, mandarin, tangerine, clementine, tangelo, Ugli, Bahia, St. Michael's, egg, Bittencourt, Dom Louise, Maltese, Excelsior, Osage, Brown's white, silver, Plata, Jaffa, king, Satsuma, Florida, California.

orange Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • peel: Wash, core and slice the pears and peel the oranges and add to the blender.
  • squeeze: Buy your fresh bread for breakfast and squeeze the juicy local oranges for fresh juice - what more could you ask for!

Adjective modifier

  • burnt: It is not the alarming orange of the marigold, but a burnt bricky orange.
  • bright: There should be warnings, I went bright orange on the first strip!
  • bitter: Slightly grate bitter oranges to remove the red color which covers their skins.
  • juicy: Buy your fresh bread for breakfast and squeeze the juicy local oranges for fresh juice - what more could you ask for!
  • fiery: Set FS at dawn or dusk and watch Flight Simulator 2004 explode with fiery oranges and reds like never before.
  • sweet: For sweet oranges, you should be left with neat globes of flesh.

Modifies a noun

  • juice: How do you know orange juice hasn't had sugars or water added?
  • peel: Tue 25 Jul 2006 How can I reuse or recycle... orange peel?
  • grove: Between lie acres of orange groves, the region's lifeblood, which the casual walker can explore.
  • zest: Remove from the heat and stir in the beetroot, the orange zest and juice.
  • blossom: The loss of stars is made up for by the scent of orange blossom wafting upwards on a light breeze.
  • rind: The cheeses have been washed in red wine, giving an orange colored rind.

Noun used with modifier

  • methyl: Methyl orange in acidic solution absorbs blue-green light, which makes its solution appear red.
  • seville: Also seville oranges only have a smallish seasonal window to buy and use but the ma made is a year round product.
  • navel: When buying navel oranges, select those with small sized navels as larger navels indicate that they were overripe when picked.
  • dayglo: Almost dayglo orange in color, with logos for ' Walkers Max ' crisps.
  • neon: In the past this meant resorting to neon orange vests or glow-in-the-dark wristbands.
  • sunset: Pros: - Great styling, gets second looks as it is striking, especially in blue or sunset orange.
orange Quotes

Who ever heard of a clockwork orange? Then I read a malenky bit out loud in a sort of very high type preaching goloss: 'The attempt to impose upon man, a creature of growth and capable of sweetness, to ooze juicily at the last round the bearded lips of God, to attemptto impose,Isay, laws and conditions appropriate to a mechanical creation, against this I raise my sword- pen.'

—Wilson