cherry[noun]Synonyms: virginity, maidenhead, maidenhood
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cher‧ry S3 /ˈtʃeri/
noun (
plural cherries)
[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old North French;
Origin: cherise (taken as plural), from Late Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasus 'cherry tree', from Greek kerasos]
1. [countable] a small round red or black fruit with a long thin stem and a stone in the middle:
a bunch of cherries
cherry pie2. a) [countable] (
also ˈcherry tree) the tree on which this fruit grows
b) [uncountable] (
also cherrywood) the wood of this tree, used for making furniture
3. [uncountable] (
also ˌcherry ˈred) a bright red colour
—cherry adjective ⇒
another bite/a second bite at the cherry at
bite2(8)
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