ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cherry

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cherry is a noun meaning A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.

Meaning

A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.

More Meanings

  1. Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
  2. The wood of a cherry tree.
  3. Cherry red.
  4. The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.
  5. (graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
  6. (cricket, slang) A red cricket ball.
  7. (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.

Example Sentences

Players are back out and it's Harmison to have first go with the cherry.
So what bitch, I busted your cherry – / Hell fucking no, I don’t wanna git married
Non-isomorphism is detected whenever the algorithm finds a cherry v#95;1#92;inT#95;1
The Indians have to get early wickets on the morrow and they will have the option of taking the new cherry.

Word Forms

Synonyms for cherry

Depending on context, synonyms include cherrytop, chromatic, carmine, ruddy, crimson, scarlet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cherry tree, cerise, scarlet, ruddy, red, crimson.

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