cherry

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Synonyms: cheery, sherry, wherry, cherty, charry, herry, cherri, chery, cheerry, cherr

Antonyms: cheery, sherry, wherry, cherty, charry, herry, cherri, chery, cheerry, cherr

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q196}}A small [[fruit]], usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
2. {{taxfmt|Prunus subg. Cerasus|subgenus}}, [[tree]]s or [[shrub]]s that bear cherries.
3. The [[wood]] of a cherry tree.
4. [[cherry red|Cherry red]].
5. The fruit of the [[coffee]] plant, containing the seeds or beans.
6. {{lb|en|slang}} [[virginity|Virginity]], especially female virginity as embodied by a [[hymen]].
7. {{lb|en|graph theory}} A [[subtree]] consisting of a [[node]] with exactly two [[leaf|leaves]].
8. {{lb|en|cricket|slang}} A red [[cricket ball]].
9. {{lb|en|cricket|slang}} A reddish mark left on the bat by the impact of the ball.
10. A [[round]], [[red]] light of the kind that is typically [[mount]]ed on [[top]] of a [[police car]].
11. The burning tip of a [[cigarette]].
12. {{lb|en|euphemistic|slang}} A woman’s [[breasts]].

Adjective

1. Containing or having the taste of cherries.
2. Of a bright red color; [[cherry red]].
3. {{lb|en|informal|often|of cars}} In excellent [[condition]]; [[mint condition]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|dated|obsolete}} To [[redden]]; to [[infuse]] a [[cherrylike]] [[color]] to something.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|dated|obsolete}} To [[cheer]], to [[delight]].

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|female|from=English}}, a pet form of [[Charity]], also interpreted as a flower name.
2. {{surname|en}}.
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