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cranberry Definition

☆ cran·berry (kran′ber′ē, -bər ē)

noun pl. -·ries

  1. a firm, sour, edible, red berry, the fruit of any of several trailing evergreen shrubs (genus Vaccinium) of the heath family
  2. any of these shrubs

Etymology: < Du kranebere, LowG kraanbere, lit., crane berry: name used by early settlers in U.S., replacing earlier Brit fen berry

cranberry Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dry: Or, dried cranberry 's soaked in water overnight.
  • add: For a festive twist, try adding cranberries ( fresh or dried ) or chestnuts.
  • include: Uncommon species present include cranberry, bog sedge and white sedge.
  • have: Lo and behold, on the side shoots coming up, we have cranberries.
  • take: For this reason, a good alternative is to consider taking cranberries in supplement form instead.
  • suggest: Herbs that may be helpful Modern research has suggested that cranberry may prevent urinary tract infections.

Adjective modifier

  • fresh: Once the meat and vegetables have had 1½ hours cooking time stir in the shallots, orange juice, dried and fresh cranberries.
  • frozen: When using frozen cranberries in cooking, there's usually no need to thaw the berries.
  • wild: Traces were found in a birch-bark container, together with wild cranberries and honey, in a barrow at Egtved in Jutland, Denmark.
  • juicy: Juicy cranberries mixed with their hand made moist herb Wensleydale.

Modifies a noun

  • vaccinium: It is notable for its high cover of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.
  • oxycoccos: It is notable for its high cover of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.
  • juice: Tip Drink a glass of cranberry juice every day to help flush bacteria through the bladder.
  • sauce: Spoon a tsp of cranberry sauce into each case.
  • jelly: Remove from the heat and add the mushrooms, apple slices, cranberry jelly and bay leaf and season well.
  • extract: These cranberry extract treats help prevent micro organisms from attaching to the urinary tract which, in turn, helps prevents infection.

Noun used with modifier

  • drinking: He once sat in the pub drinking cranberry juice, only to be the butt of bar staff's jokes.
  • 5cl: Cracker 5cl cranberry juice 5cl pineapple juice 5cl passion-fruit juice 5cl grapefruit juice lemonade Fill a highball with ice.
  • ml: POINTS value per cocktail: 2 Sea breeze 25 ml vodka 100 ml orange juice 100 ml cranberry juice Mix and serve over ice.
  • juice: Sweetie 3cl vodka 2cl Campari 2cl limoncello 2cl fresh lemon juice 9cl cranberry juice Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.