cherry¹ /cherˈi/

1. A small fleshy fruit having a large hard stone
2. The tree (Cerasus, a subgenus of Prunus) that bears it
3. Any tree bearing similar fruits
4. The wood of any of these trees
5. A bright-red colour, cherry-red
6. A new ball (cricket sl)
7. Virginity or the hymen (slang)

1. Like a cherry in colour, usu bright-red
2. Ruddy

cherry bean noun

Another name for the cowpea

cherrˈy-bob noun

In children's games, two cherries joined by the stalks

cherry bounce noun

1. Cherry brandy
2. Brandy and sugar

cherry brandy noun

A liqueur made by steeping Morello cherries in brandy

cherrˈy-coal noun

A soft shining coal

cherry laurel noun

A species of cherry with evergreen laurel-like leaves

cherrˈy-pepper noun

A West Indian capsicum

cherrˈy-pick intransitive verb (informal)

1. To select a few exceptional specimens, esp in order to achieve a predetermined result
2. In insurance, to accept only the best risks, rejecting the poor ones

cherry picker noun

1. A type of crane consisting of a jointed or telescopic hydraulic arm ending in a platform which is raised to enable work or inspection to be carried out at heights
2. A person or organization that practises cherry-picking

cherrˈy-picking noun (informal)

Choosing the best people, insurance risks, etc

cherry-pieˈ noun

1. A pie made with cherries
2. The common garden heliotrope

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