Meaning & use
orange
A round citrus fruit with a thick skin and sweet, juicy segments inside.
See it in a sentence
She peeled an orange and shared the segments with her sister.
The sky turned a brilliant orange as the sun set over the hills.
A note on using this word
Orange names both the fruit and the color between red and yellow that shares its name.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Having a color between red and yellow, like that of the fruit.
He wore bright orange sneakers that stood out in the crowd.
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