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- [cher-ee]
- /ˈtʃɛr i/
- /ˈtʃer.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cher-ee]
- /ˈtʃɛr i/
Definitions of cherry word
- countable noun cherry Cherries are small, round fruit with red skins. 3
- variable noun cherry A cherry or a cherry tree is a tree that cherries grow on. 3
- noun cherry any of several trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus, such as P. avium (sweet cherry), having a small fleshy rounded fruit containing a hard stone 3
- noun cherry the fruit or wood of any of these trees 3
- noun cherry any of various unrelated plants, such as the ground cherry and Jerusalem cherry 3
- noun cherry a bright red colour; cerise 3
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Origin of cherry
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English cheri variant of chirie, back formation from Old English ciris- (taken for plural) ≪ Vulgar Latin *ceresium for *cerasium (Latin cerasum) < Greek kerásion cherry
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Parts of speech for Cherry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cherry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cherry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cherry
adj cherry
- crimson — Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
- blooming — Blooming is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are annoyed.
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- rosy — pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
- rubicund — red or reddish; ruddy: a rubicund complexion.
noun cherry
- cunt — Cunt is an offensive word that some people use to refer to a woman's vagina.
- infrared — the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
- garnet — Henry Highland, 1815–82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist.
- red — John, c1460–1529, English poet.
- snatch — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
Top questions with cherry
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See also
Matching words
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