cherry
- noun
- /ˈʧɛri/
- These wonderful pieces are made of cherry wood, and they are on sale this week only.
- cherry wood
Examples
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All the floors are hand-scraped cherry; huge beams and wood planks lend strength to the ceiling.
Fiction book (2001) -
Against one of the walls stood a dark cherry bookcase filled with volumes on architecture.
Fiction book (1998) -
- It's a cherry... a cherry wood bench.
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I started by cleaning one face of the small strips of cherry on my small joiner.
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An antique cherry banister curved in one fluid line up two steep flights of stairs.
Fiction book (2001) -
At this point, Brahms leaned over and pulled open the drawer of a cherry-wood escritoire.
Fiction book (1997) -
The cabinet was beautifully crafted from cherry wood, showcasing the rich color and grain patterns.
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He chose a cherry wood desk for his home office due to its durability and elegant appearance.
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The artisan preferred to use cherry in his furniture designs because of its fine texture and warm hue.
Synonyms
Strong wood from trees with wide leaves like oak or maple used for floors and furniture
A type of wood from cherry trees used for furniture and smoking food
Wood from trees that grow fruit, like apple or cherry, used for furniture
Wood used to make cabinets and fine furniture
Idioms
- Offensive
To do something for the first time, often used informally about a person's first time having sex
Compounds
A small bright red cherry kept in sweet syrup and used to decorate drinks and desserts
A plant with orange paper-like husks around its small fruits, often grown for decoration
An evergreen shrub or small tree from Catalina Island that produces small dark red edible fruit
- US
A tree from eastern North America with spicy brown bark and strong dark wood used for furniture
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
- Specialized
A sticky substance that comes from cherry tree bark and is used to make food thicker
A small European tree with clusters of sweet-smelling white flowers and black fruit eaten by birds
- Specialized
A small garden plant with round yellow berries inside a papery husk
A small tree or shrub with spiny leaves that stay green all year and white flowers
A small European tree that has groups of white flowers and small black fruit
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves, white flower clusters, and poisonous fruit
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree in the southern United States with glossy leaves and berries that are not edible
A small South American plant grown indoors for its bright, poisonous, cherry-sized fruit
- Specialized
A small dark bitter fruit from Dalmatia used to make maraschino liqueur
- Specialized
A wild Dalmatian cherry tree whose bitter fruit is used to make a sweet alcoholic cherry drink
- Archaic
A wild kind of sweet cherry tree often used as the root for other cherry trees
An evergreen shrub or small tree with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers from California
A small tree or shrub with golden-yellow leaves in autumn and small black berries
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with small sweet red fruit that people eat
- Specialized
A small ornamental shrub from western USA with sweet black, red, or yellow fruit
- Specialized
A small woody plant from East Asia grown for smooth red fruit and pale pink or white flowers
- US
A small shrub in North America that grows in sandy soil and has small dark fruit not good to eat
A sweet alcoholic drink made with cherries, often used in cocktails or desserts
A small red or yellow fruit from a tropical shrub that is high in vitamin C
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Etymology
Cherry also means the wood of the cherry tree because the name moved from the fruit to the tree and then to the wood, with its name coming from Old French cerise. So when people say cherry about furniture, they mean wood from that tree.