umber

Plural: umbers

Noun

an earth pigment
a medium brown to dark-brown color
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
Alternative form of umbrere.
A grayling.
A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.

Adjective Satellite

of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments

Adj

Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.

Verb

Verb Forms: umbered, umbering, umbers

To color or shade with a natural brown pigment.
To give a reddish-brown colour to.

Examples

The dark tones of the board seemed to umber as my chances of winning faded.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.

Synonyms

burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, deep brown

Scrabble Score: 9

umber: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
umber: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
umber: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

umber: valid Words With Friends Word