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- US Pronunciation
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- [ches-nuht, -nuh t]
- /ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/
- /ˈtʃes.nʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ches-nuht, -nuh t]
- /ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/
Definitions of chestnut word
- countable noun chestnut A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves. 3
- countable noun chestnut Chestnut is the wood of this tree. 3
- countable noun chestnut Chestnuts are the reddish-brown nuts that grow on chestnut trees. You can eat chestnuts. 3
- colour chestnut Something that is chestnut is dark reddish-brown in colour. 3
- noun chestnut any N temperate fagaceous tree of the genus Castanea, such as C. sativa (sweet or Spanish chestnut), which produce flowers in long catkins and nuts in a prickly bur 3
- noun chestnut the edible nut of any of these trees 3
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Origin of chestnut
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; 1880-85 for def 6; earlier chesten nut, Middle English chesten, Old English cysten chestnut tree (< Latin castanea < Greek kastanéa) + nut
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Parts of speech for Chestnut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chestnut popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".
chestnut usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chestnut
noun chestnut
- sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- short story — a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words.
- narration — something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
- reminiscence — the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.
- yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
adj chestnut
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- burnished — You can describe something as burnished when it is bright or smooth.
- brownish — Something that is brownish is slightly brown in colour.
- fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- ginger — a female given name, form of Virginia or Regina.
Antonyms for chestnut
noun chestnut
- nuance — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- coinage — Coinage is the coins which are used in a country.
- tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
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