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The Meaning of cherry

  • (n.) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;
  • (n.) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from Medoc in France).
  • (n.) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry).
  • (n.) The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.
  • (n.) The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
  • (n.) A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
  • (a.) Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.

Synonyms

cherry red , cerise , cherry tree , ruby , sanguine , rubicund , flushed , cherry-red , scarlet , reddish , red-faced , violent , red , blood-red , reddened , florid , carmine , ruddy , crimson , ruby-red , chromatic

Antonyms

achromatic , neutral

Homophones

chery

Rhymes

adversary , aerie , airey , airy , alarie , ameri , ancillary , apothecary , arbitrary , arie , ary , asbury , auberry , aviary , azeri , balistreri , banbury , barberi , barey , barillari , barre , barrie , barry , beneficiary , berrey , berri , berrie , berry , bicentenary , blackberry , blueberry , bollettieri , boveri , bradberry , bradbury , buccheri , budgetary , bury , cadbury , camilleri , canary , canterbury , canzoneri , capillary , carey , carie , carrey , carrie , carry , cary , cassowary , cautionary , cemetery , centenary , cheri , cherie , chery , clary , cometary , commentary , commissary , concessionary , confectionary , confectionery , constabulary , contemporary , contrary , corollary , coronary , counterrevolutionary , cranberry , culinary , curreri , customary , dairy , deflationary , depositary , derry , dery , dewberry , dictionary , dietary , dignitary , disciplinary , discretionary , disinflationary , dispensary , diversionary , dogberry , dromedary , dubarry , dysentery , emissary , epistolary , estuary , evolutionary , exclusionary , expeditionary , extraordinary , eyrie , fairey , fairy , feb , february , ferreri , ferri , ferrie , ferry , fery , fiduciary , formulary , fragmentary , francesmary , frary , functionary , funerary , gadberry , garry , gary , gerri , gerrie , gerry , gery , glary , glengarry , gooseberry , granberry , guarneri , hackberry , hairy , hanberry , hanbury , harry , hereditary , herry , honorary , huckleberry , illusionary , imaginary , inflationary , interdisciplinary , interplanetary , involuntary , itinerary , january , jere , jeri , jerri , jerrie , jerry , judiciary , kairey , kari , karry , kary , kerrey , kerri , kerry , kilbury , lapidary , laprairie , larry , lary , legendary , library , literary , londonderry , luminary , marry , mary , maseri , mauceri , maugeri , mcclary , mccrary , mcgarry , mcnary , mcquerry , mcsherry , mercenary , merrie , merry , metairie , middlebury , military , missionary , moceri , momentary , monastery , monetary , mooberry , mortuary , mulberry , nary , necessary , neri , newberry , newbery , newbury , noninflationary , nonmilitary , obituary , omary , ordinary , oteri , palmieri , palminteri , paramilitary , parry , pecuniary , perry , pituitary , planetary , plumeri , prairie , preliminary , primary , probationary , proprietary , prosperi , pulmonary , pusateri , quaternary , querry , raineri , raneri , ranieri , raspberry , reactionary , recarey , recessionary , remarry , revolutionary , rosemary , salutary , sanctuary , sanitary , savagery , scary , secondary , secretary , sedentary , semilegendary , seminary , serry , sherrie , sherry , shrewsbury , silveri , simsbury , skerry , soleri , solitary , sperry , spiteri , stanberry , stanbury , stary , stationary , stationery , statuary , sterry , strawberry , subsidiary , sudberry , sudbury , sunseri , tagliaferri , tarry , temporary , teri , terri , terry , tertiary , tiberi , tilbury , tipperary , topiary , tributary , undersecretary , unitary , unnecessary , unsanitary , unwary , urinary , vary , verri , verry , very , veterinary , visionary , vocabulary , wary , waterbury , werry , wery , wherry , woodbury , yeiri