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umber
noun
verb
adjective
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- U
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- MBE
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Pronunciation
/ˈʌmbə/ /ˈʌmbɚ/
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Definitions
noun
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
A grayling.
A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.
verb
To give a reddish-brown colour to.
adjective
Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
noun
In ancient armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached.