Chestnut - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtʃesnʌt|
Brit.
|ˈtʃesnʌt|
noun
- wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
- edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- the brown color of chestnuts
- a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
- a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
- any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
- edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- the brown color of chestnuts
- a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
- a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
adjective
- (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
a chestnut horse
chestnut hair
chestnut hair
Extra examples
...an op-ed piece that's offers nothing but warmed-over chestnuts for solving the city's financial woes...
Not that hoary old chestnut (=old idea, joke, remark etc) again.
We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes.
Word forms
noun
singular: chestnut
plural: chestnuts
singular: chestnut
plural: chestnuts
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