Definition of "cherry" in English

noun

1. A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.

2. Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.

3. The wood of a cherry tree.

4. Cherry red.

5. The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.

6. (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.

7. (graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.

8. (cricket, slang) A red cricket ball.

9. (cricket, slang) A reddish mark left on the bat by the impact of the ball.

10. A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car.

11. The burning tip of a cigarette.

adjective

1. Containing or having the taste of cherries.

2. Of a bright red color; cherry red.

3. (informal, often of cars) In excellent condition; mint condition.

verb

1. (transitive, dated, obsolete) To redden; to infuse a cherrylike color to something.

2. (transitive, dated, obsolete) To cheer, to delight.