orangenoun
uk/ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/us/ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/orange noun (FRUIT)
A1 [ C ] a round sweet fruit that has a thick orange skin and an orange centre divided into many parts:
a glass of orange juice
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- Vitamin C is found in oranges and other citrus fruit.
- She went to the shop to get some oranges but they had none.
- Those oranges were looking a bit old and shrivelled, so I threw them out.
- She drank two whole glassfuls of orange juice.
- He cut the orange into quarters.
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Types of fruit
- angelica
- apple
- avocado
- açaí
- banana
- cumquat
- currant
- damson
- dried fruit
- durian
- mango
- maraschino cherry
- melon
- mulberry
- navel orange
- satsuma
- satsuma plum
- sloe
- soft fruit
- starfruit
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orange noun (COLOUR)
[ C or U ] a colour between red and yellow:
Orange is her favourite colour.
More examples
- The door was painted orange.
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Common colours
- blue
- bluish
- brown
- brownish
- green
- greenish
- pink
- pinkish
- purple
- purplish
- red
- redden
- reddish
- yellow
- yellowish
orangeadjective
uk/ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/us/ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/A1 of a colour between red and yellow:
The setting sun filled the sky with a deep orange glow.
More examples
- Witnesses reported seeing a huge orange fireball as the oil refinery exploded.
- The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.
- The route was marked with a line of orange traffic cones.
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Common colours
- blue
- bluish
- brown
- brownish
- green
- greenish
- pink
- pinkish
- purple
- purplish
- red
- redden
- reddish
- yellow
- yellowish
orangeness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɒr.ɪndʒ.nəs/us/ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ.nəs/