cherry-like
- adjective
- /ˈʧɛriˌlaɪk/
- The fruit's cherry-like appearance made it look delicious, but it tasted quite different.
Examples
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The dessert had a cherry-like flavor that was delightful.
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She wore a dress in a cherry-like shade of red to the party.
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The new drink has a cherry-like sweetness that makes it very refreshing.
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She wore a cherry-like dress to the party.
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The new drink has a cherry-like sweetness that makes it very refreshing.
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She wore a dress in a cherry-like shade of red to the party.
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The dessert had a cherry-like flavor that was delightful.
Synonyms
Having a deep bright red color like ripe cherries
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
Bright red like a small round fruit
Having a bright red-pink color like a ripe cherry
A dark red colour that looks almost black and is used for clothes and paint
How Cherry-Flavored
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Morphology
Etymology
Cherry-like comes from the everyday word cherry, the small red fruit whose name came into English from a place in ancient Turkey, and the ending -like means 'similar to'. So something cherry-like looks, tastes, or has the red color of a cherry.