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Definitions for Cherry

[1] the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
[2] the tree bearing such a fruit.
[3] the wood of such a tree.
[4] any of various fruits or plants resembling the cherry.
[5] bright red; cerise.
[6] Slang : Often Vulgar . the hymen. the state of virginity.
[7] Slang . something new or unused. a novice.
[8] Underworld Slang . a first offender.
[9] Bowling . the striking down of only the forward pin or pins in attempting to make a spare.
[10] bright-red; cerise.
[11] (of food and beverages) made with or containing cherries or cherrylike flavoring: cherry pie; cherry soda.
[12] (of furniture, woodwork, etc.) made of or covered or decorated with wood from the cherry tree.
[13] Slang : Often Vulgar . being a virgin.
[14] Slang . new or unused: a three-year-old car in cherry condition. inexperienced; being an innocent novice.
[15] Donald Eugene Don , 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
[16] 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 See also bird cherry
[17] the fruit or wood of any of these trees
[18] any of various unrelated plants, such as the ground cherry and Jerusalem cherry
[19] a bright red colour; cerise (as adjective ) a cherry coat
[20] slang virginity or the hymen as its symbol
[21] (modifier) of or relating to the cherry fruit or wood cherry tart

Words related to Cherry

crimson, blooming, cerise, claret, blushing, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, erubescent, incarnadine, reddish, rubescent

Words nearby Cherry

cherokee, cherokee rose, cherokees, cheroot, cherries jubilee, cherry, cherry angioma, cherry birch, cherry bomb, cherry brandy, cherry coal

Origin of Cherry

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

Words that may be confused with Cherry

chérie, cherry

Other words from Cherry

cher·ry·like , adjective

Word origin for Cherry

C14: back formation from Old English ciris (mistakenly thought to be plural), ultimately from Late Latin ceresia, perhaps from Latin cerasus cherry tree, from Greek kerasios

Synonyms for Cherry

blooming, cerise, claret, crimson, blushing, bright red, dark red, erubescent, incarnadine, reddish, rosy, rubescent, rubicund, ruddy