Associations to the word «Cherry»

Wiktionary

CHERRY, noun. A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
CHERRY, noun. Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bears cherries.
CHERRY, noun. The wood of a cherry tree.
CHERRY, noun. Cherry red.
CHERRY, noun. (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.
CHERRY, noun. (graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
CHERRY, noun. (cricket) A cricket ball.
CHERRY, adjective. Containing or having the taste of cherries.
CHERRY, adjective. Of a bright red colour.
CHERRY, adjective. (informal) (often of cars) In excellent condition; mint condition.
CHERRY, proper noun. A female given name, a pet form of Charity, also interpreted as a flower name.
CHERRY, noun. (soccer) someone connected with AFC Bournemouth, as a fan, player, coach etc.
CHERRY BAKEWELL TART, noun. A Bakewell tart with icing and half glacé cherry on top
CHERRY BAKEWELL TARTS, noun. Plural of cherry Bakewell tart
CHERRY BIRCH, noun. A tree of the species Betula lenta, with a dark bark resembling a cherry tree's and an aromatic bark and sap used for birch beer.
CHERRY BLOSSOM, noun. The blossom of the cherry tree.
CHERRY BLOSSOM, noun. (heraldiccharge) A stylized depiction of the blossom of the cherry tree, as used in Japanese mon.
CHERRY BLOSSOMS, noun. Plural of cherry blossom
CHERRY BOMB, noun. A spherical, cherry-sized firecracker that generates a high-power explosion.
CHERRY BRANDY, noun. A liqueur made from cherries macerated in brandy or neutral spirit, and flavoured with spices
CHERRY CURRANT, noun. A large variety of redcurrant, having a strong, symmetrical bush.
CHERRY GRAPH, noun. A subtree in a graph consisting of in an internal node with exactly two leaves (because it looks like a cherry).
CHERRY KNOCKING, noun. (UK) (dialect) The prank of knocking on somebody's door and hiding so that nobody is there when the door is opened.
CHERRY LAUREL, noun. Prunus laurocerasus, an evergreen shrub, native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia.
CHERRY LAURELS, noun. Plural of cherry laurel
CHERRY ON TOP, noun. (idiomatic) An unnecessary, but welcome, addition to a desirable object or outcome
CHERRY PEPPER, noun. The pimento pepper
CHERRY PEPPERS, noun. Plural of cherry pepper
CHERRY PICK, verb. Alternative form of cherry-pick
CHERRY PICKED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of cherry pick
CHERRY PICKER, noun. A piece of equipment consisting of a large basket at the end of an extensible boom, often mounted on a truck body, and used by workers to reach inaccessible places such as power lines and tall trees.
CHERRY PICKER, noun. A person or group that picks the best for themselves; one who cherry-picks.
CHERRY PICKERS, noun. Plural of cherry picker
CHERRY PICKING, verb. Present participle of cherry pick
CHERRY PICKS, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cherry pick
CHERRY PIE, noun. A pie baked with a cherry filling.
CHERRY PIES, noun. Plural of cherry pie
CHERRY PIT, noun. The stone of a cherry.
CHERRY PIT, noun. (obsolete) A children's game in which cherries are thrown into a hole.
CHERRY PITS, noun. Plural of cherry pit
CHERRY PITTER, noun. A handheld device that removes pits from cherries.
CHERRY PLUM, noun. Prunus cerasifera, a deciduous ornamental Eurasian shrub or small tree, having white flowers and small red to yellow edible fruits.
CHERRY PLUM, noun. The fruit of such a tree.
CHERRY PLUMS, noun. Plural of cherry plum
CHERRY RED, noun. A deep bright red color, like that of a cherry.
CHERRY RED, adjective. Of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry.
CHERRY TOMATO, noun. A type of small tomato.
CHERRY TREE, noun. A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.
CHERRY TREES, noun. Plural of cherry tree
CHERRY VALLEY, proper noun. A city in Arkansas.
CHERRY VALLEY, proper noun. A CDP in California.
CHERRY VALLEY, proper noun. A village in Illinois.
CHERRY VALLEY, proper noun. A town and village in New York.
CHERRY VALLEY, proper noun. A borough in Pennsylvania.
CHERRY WOOD, noun. Alternative spelling of cherrywood

Dictionary definition

CHERRY, noun. Wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry.
CHERRY, noun. Any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood.
CHERRY, noun. A red fruit with a single hard stone.
CHERRY, noun. A red the color of ripe cherries.
CHERRY, adjective. Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.

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