cherry
- noun
- /ˈʧɛri/
- Her dress was a stunning cherry color, making her stand out at the party.
- cherry red
For the lips, I'm using my Gerard Cosmetics Cherry cordial.
- For the lips, I'm using my Gerard Cosmetics Cherry cordial.
Examples
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Betty was still occupied in helping Allegra don her cherry-red cloak as the younger woman entered the kitchens.
Fiction book (1991) -
I kept my eyes on Lucy's cherry-red back as I spoke.
Fiction book (1997) -
So I thought we could use cherry today and see what this shade looks like.
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It looks like almost like a dark cherry or a black cherry color.
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"Her face was the color of aged cherry wood, with her eyes a striking contrast of pale, pale blue."
Fiction book (1999) -
When the car was finished, he cruised down the road in that cherry-red Chevy and heads turned.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her cheeks are red from the cold air, and her lips are bright cherry-red from her Tootsie Pop.
Fiction book (1993) -
Cherry red, rocket-like carriage.
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So just to recap, the new pouch for this year is the plush red cherry pouch.
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I stood by the driver's window of Daryl's cherry-red '89 Camaro and asked if I could borrow his car.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
A strong color like blood or tomatoes
Having a bright red color with a slight orange tinge
A deep red like the color of blood
A deep bright red color like a ruby
A deep red color like a ripe cherry
A deep bright red color like ripe cherries
A bright, deep red like ripe cherries
A deep red colour like the skin of ripe tart fruit
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
A deep red color like fresh raspberries
A deep red-purple color like the skin of a small round fruit
A dark red colour that looks almost black and is used for clothes and paint
Antonyms
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
How Red
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cherry for a deep red color comes from the bright red of ripe cherries and from Old French cerise, which also gives the French color word cerise. So cherry color means the red of the fruit.