Chestnut Definition
chĕsnŭt, -nət
chestnuts
noun
chestnuts
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Castanea native to northern temperate regions, having alternate simple toothed leaves, and nuts that are enclosed in a prickly husk.
American Heritage
The smooth-shelled, sweet, edible nut of any of a genus (Castanea) of trees of the beech family.
Webster's New World
The tree that it grows on.
Webster's New World
The wood of this tree.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
adjective
Of a moderate to deep reddish brown.
American Heritage
Reddish-brown.
Webster's New World
idiom
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
- to do a dangerous, hard, or unpleasant thing for someone else
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Chestnut
Noun
Singular:
chestnut
Plural:
chestnutsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Chestnut
- pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
Origin of Chestnut
Earlier chesten (from Middle English chesteine) (from Old French chastaigne) (from Latin castanea) (from Greek kastaneā chestnut tree) (from kastana sweet chestnuts) nut
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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