Tangerine
noun
A small, round, orange fruit similar to a mandarin.
She peeled the tangerine and divided it into segments.

Often appears as...
- eat a tangerine
- peel a tangerine
noun
A bright orange color.
She painted her room a vibrant tangerine.

Often appears as...
- tangerine color
- vibrant tangerine
noun
A tree that produces tangerine fruits.
The tangerine in my backyard is full of ripe fruit.

Often appears as...
- tangerine tree
- ripening tangerines
noun
A small, round, orange fruit similar to a mandarin.
She peeled the tangerine and divided it into segments.

Often appears as...
- eat a tangerine
- peel a tangerine
noun
A bright orange color.
She painted her room a vibrant tangerine.

Often appears as...
- tangerine color
- vibrant tangerine
noun
A tree that produces tangerine fruits.
The tangerine in my backyard is full of ripe fruit.

Often appears as...
- tangerine tree
- ripening tangerines
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Not an Orange
Don't confuse tangerines with oranges; tangerines are smaller and sweeter.

I prefer tangerines over oranges for a quicker, sweeter snack.
Common Snack
Tangerines are popular as a convenient snack, often enjoyed on-the-go.

She always packs a tangerine in her lunchbox.
Easy to Peel
Tangerines are known for their easy-to-peel skin, which is thinner than that of oranges.

Could you peel a tangerine for me, please?
Not an Orange
Don't confuse tangerines with oranges; tangerines are smaller and sweeter.

I prefer tangerines over oranges for a quicker, sweeter snack.
Common Snack
Tangerines are popular as a convenient snack, often enjoyed on-the-go.

She always packs a tangerine in her lunchbox.
Easy to Peel
Tangerines are known for their easy-to-peel skin, which is thinner than that of oranges.

Could you peel a tangerine for me, please?
Not an Orange
Don't confuse tangerines with oranges; tangerines are smaller and sweeter.

I prefer tangerines over oranges for a quicker, sweeter snack.
Common Snack
Tangerines are popular as a convenient snack, often enjoyed on-the-go.

She always packs a tangerine in her lunchbox.
Easy to Peel
Tangerines are known for their easy-to-peel skin, which is thinner than that of oranges.

Could you peel a tangerine for me, please?
Video examples
Grand Canyon Adventure:...
we'd been down the river a few times, we both rode the river successfully, unsuccessfully, I, however, had this idyllic view that we would do basically a raft trip in hiking boots. We'd be walking and we'd enjoy the tangerine light and maybe we'd have a little swim after six hours of hiking,
Video examples
The age of genetic...
then this orange becomes a lemon, or it becomes a grapefruit, or it becomes a tangerine. And if I edit one in a thousand letters, you become the person sitting next to you today.
Video examples
"First Kiss" by Tim...
with the taste of a tangerine, I swear. My mouth had been a helmet forever greased with secrets, my mouth a dead-end street a little bit lit by teeth—my heart, a clam
Video examples
Grand Canyon Adventure:...
we'd been down the river a few times, we both rode the river successfully, unsuccessfully, I, however, had this idyllic view that we would do basically a raft trip in hiking boots. We'd be walking and we'd enjoy the tangerine light and maybe we'd have a little swim after six hours of hiking,
Video examples
The age of genetic...
then this orange becomes a lemon, or it becomes a grapefruit, or it becomes a tangerine. And if I edit one in a thousand letters, you become the person sitting next to you today.
Video examples
"First Kiss" by Tim...
with the taste of a tangerine, I swear. My mouth had been a helmet forever greased with secrets, my mouth a dead-end street a little bit lit by teeth—my heart, a clam
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Jack Kornfield
American Clergyman
Sense the blessings of the earth in the perfect arc of a ripe tangerine, the taste of warm, fresh bread, the circling flight of birds, the lavender color of the sky shining in a late afternoon rain puddle, the million times we pass other beings in our cars and shops and out among the trees without crashing, conflict, or harm.

Quote examples
Jean-Michel Jarre
French Musician
I thought we had opposite visions of electronic music. Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk had a very robotic, mechanical approach. I had a more impressionist vision - a Ravel/Debussy approach.

Quote examples
Jack Kornfield
American Clergyman
Sense the blessings of the earth in the perfect arc of a ripe tangerine, the taste of warm, fresh bread, the circling flight of birds, the lavender color of the sky shining in a late afternoon rain puddle, the million times we pass other beings in our cars and shops and out among the trees without crashing, conflict, or harm.

Quote examples
Jean-Michel Jarre
French Musician
I thought we had opposite visions of electronic music. Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk had a very robotic, mechanical approach. I had a more impressionist vision - a Ravel/Debussy approach.

Example 1 of 2
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