apple
n. countablen. a hard, round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin and white flesh inside. It is one of the most common fruits you can eat.
n. the round, fleshy pome fruit of a tree in the rose family, typically having red, green, or yellow skin.
I eat a fresh apple every morning.
The children spent the afternoon picking ripe apples from the trees in the local orchard.
While many modern varieties are bred for sweetness and shelf life, heirloom apples often provide a more complex balance of acidity and floral notes preferred by traditional cider makers.
From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel.
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apple of someone's eye
The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
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apple polisher
A sycophant; a toady.
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bad apple
A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.