Definition of umber

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Umber (n.) An African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird..

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Anisostemonous :: Anisostemonous (a.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
Variable :: Variable (n.) A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables..
Corresponding :: Corresponding (a.) Answering; conformable; agreeing; suiting; as, corresponding numbers..
Raff :: Raff (n.) A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
How :: How (adv.) To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality..
Hypermyriorama :: Hypermyriorama (n.) A show or exhibition having a great number of scenes or views.
Change :: Change (v. t.) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale..
Knitchet :: Knitchet (n.) A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot.
Crowd :: Crowd (v. t.) A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other..
Pencil :: Pencil (n.) A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point..
Estimate :: Estimate (v. t.) To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece of land..
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Community :: Community (n.) A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as, a community of monks. Hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests..
Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To change, as numbers, from one denomination into another without altering their value, or from one denomination into others of the same value; as, to reduce pounds, shillings, and pence to pence, or to reduce pence to pounds; to reduce days and hours to minutes, or minutes to days and hours..
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Equality :: Equality (n.) Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does..
Multiplicative :: Multiplicative (a.) Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers..
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Some :: Some (a.) Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine; some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as, I have some..
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