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cherry Definition

cherry (c̸her′ē)

noun pl. -·ries

  1. a small, fleshy fruit containing a smooth, hard pit and ranging from yellow to very dark red, including sweet, sour, and duke cherries
  2. any of various prunus trees that bear this fruit
  3. the wood of such a tree
  4. the bright-red color of certain cherries
  5. Slang
    1. ☆ the hymen
    2. virginity

Etymology: ME cheri < Anglo-Fr cherise (taken as pl.) < OFr cerise < VL *ceresia < Gr kerasion, cherry < kerasos, cherry tree < ? IE base *ker-; derived by the ancients from Cerasus, city on the Black Sea: the city's name is itself from the cherries grown in the area

adjective

  1. bright-red
  2. made of cherry wood
  3. made with cherries
  4. having a flavor like that of cherries
  5. Slang new or like new a used car in cherry condition

cherry Synonyms

cherry

modif.

ruddy, reddish, rosy, cerise, claret, bright red, light red, blushing, incarnadine, rubescent, rubicund, erubescent, cherry-colored, cherry-red, bright, blooming; see also red.

cherry Synonyms

cherry

n.

Varieties of cherries include: Bing, Lambert, black Tartarian, Napoleon, Windsor, Royal Ann, Queen Anne, Royal Duke, Surinam, Cornelian, Japanese flowering, Montmorency, English Morello, wild, pin, chokecherry, bird, black, yellow, golden, red, brush, sour, marasca, amarelle, sweet, mazzard, maraschino, bigarreau, oxheart, native, Barbados;

cherry Usage Examples

Preposition: on

cake: The fact that I won a popcorn maker from you is the cherry on the cake, thanks.

Converse of object

  • chop: Clean fruit, chop cherries, blanch and chop almonds, grate lemon rind.
  • pick: The naughtier children ( D ) climb up to pick cherries.

Adjective modifier

  • flowering: To the right, beyond the flowering cherries, is the Serpentine Yew Tunnel, which runs the full length of the lawn.
  • ripe: Super ripe black cherries on the nose with a lovely sweet texture.
  • tart: In this words, " The Bakewell tart cherry has been the demise of many an automation engineer.
  • sour: Prepare washed fruit as follows: Sour cherries are pitted.
  • ornamental: The ornamental cherries include numerous species and cultivars of Prunus that are grown for their white, pink or red flowers.
  • wild: Wild cherry for running down the shaft with the tip of the tongue.

Modifies a noun

  • blossom: Cherry blossoms are in bloom in a short period.
  • tomato: Recent years have seen the unusual " cherry tomatoes " with their superior taste winning the vote.
  • picker: A team of six worked on the cladding installation, using cherry pickers to position the panels.
  • picking: See EU ' cherry picking ' from rules the voters rejected.
  • brandy: For pudding you can celebrate the beginning of British cherry season with a fruit jelly flavored with cherry brandy.
  • laurel: Scot's pine and cherry laurel are widely present on the drier surface and the ground cover comprises of purple moor grass and bramble.

Noun used with modifier

  • maraschino: Garnish with a maraschino cherry in the middle of the creamy top.
  • glace: Orange segments; grated orange rind; a few glace cherries.
  • morello: A soft almond sponge studded with dark morello cherries in a sweet almond pastry base.
  • cocktail: Stir and garnish with and orange slice and a cocktail cherry.
  • coffee: Coffee bean trees make great gifts and if handled properly actually produce coffee cherries.