Meaning & use
amber
A hard, translucent fossilized tree resin, typically yellowish-orange, used in jewelry.
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The museum displayed a piece of amber with an insect trapped inside it.
The traffic light turned amber just as she approached the intersection.
A note on using this word
Amber also names the warm yellow-orange color of the resin itself, commonly used for the middle traffic-light signal.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Having a warm yellowish-orange color, like the resin.
The sunset painted the evening sky in shades of amber and pink.
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