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old chestnut

old chest·nut
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld ches-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /oʊld ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld ches-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /oʊld ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/

Definition of old chestnut words

  • noun old chestnut old saying, cliché 1
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Parts of speech for Old chestnut

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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old chestnut popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".

Synonyms for old chestnut

noun old chestnut

  • anecdote — An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
  • banality — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
  • bestiary — a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals
  • boiler — A boiler is a device which burns gas, oil, electricity, or coal in order to provide hot water, especially for the central heating in a building.
  • chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
All 11 Synonyms of old chestnut

Antonyms for old chestnut

noun old chestnut

  • coinage — Coinage is the coins which are used in a country.
Just one Antonym for old chestnut

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