cherry
cherry /ˈtʃɛri/
adjective
-
Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood, cherries, tomatoes or rubies
(
blood-red
, carmine
, cerise
, cherry
, cherry-red
, reddish
, ruby
, ruby-red
, ruddy
, crimson
, red
, scarlet
, reddy
, rufescent
)
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood, cherries, tomatoes or rubies
The picture would come through dark with a blood-red tinge
The picture would come through dark with a blood-red tinge
noun
-
A red the color of ripe cherries
(
cerise
, cherry
, cherry red
)
a red the color of ripe cherries
-
A red fruit with a single hard stone
(
cherry
)
a red fruit with a single hard stone
The cherry pie was the perfect end to a summer barbecue
The cherry pie was the perfect end to a summer barbecue
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Any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
(
cherry
, cherry tree
)
any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
-
Wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
(
cherry
)
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry