(historical) An old mechanical contrivance, ascribed to Hippocrates, for reducing dislocations of the shoulder.

(palynology) The outline of a spore or pollen grain, as seen in a polar view.

plural of amb

Abbreviation of ambassador.

A surname from German.

(obsolete) Ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.

Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.

(transitive, rare) To perfume or flavour with ambergris. / (transitive, rare) To preserve in amber. / (transitive, rare, chiefly poetic or literary) To cause to take on the yellow colour of amber.

(idiomatic, Australia) Beer.

(US, Canada) A public notification of a child abduction.