cranberry Definition
☆ cran·berry (kran′ber′ē, -bər ē)
noun pl. -·ries
- a firm, sour, edible, red berry, the fruit of any of several trailing evergreen shrubs (genus Vaccinium) of the heath family
- 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.
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