cherry
n. countablen. a small, round, red fruit with a hard stone in the middle. You can eat them fresh or use them in desserts like pies.
n. a small, fleshy drupe containing a single hard stone, typically red or blackish in colour. The term also refers to the tree that produces this fruit.
She picked a bright red cherry from the bowl.
The baker decorated the top of the chocolate cake with a single glazed cherry.
While many varieties are prized for their sweet flesh, the tart cherry is more commonly utilized in industrial food production and traditional baking due to its higher acidity.
Often used as a modifier in compound nouns like 'cherry tree' or 'cherry blossom'.
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bite of the cherry
A chance; an attempt at something, especially something that can or should only be done once.
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cherry on top
Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).
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pop someone's cherry
To take the virginity of someone.