chestnut
/ˈt͡ʃɛs(t)ˌnʌt/noun, adjective2 syllables
Chestnut means: (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color.
Synonyms for chestnut3
noun, as in any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
adjective, as in (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
What does chestnut mean?7
adjective
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color“a chestnut horse”
noun
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
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
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Chestnut in a sentence
- The walnut, hazelnut and chestnut are wrapped in a husk and a shell.jimkillock
- The beech family is a family of trees that includes beech, oak, and chestnut.rul
- Fagaceae is a family of trees that includes beech, oak, and chestnut.rul
- The prancing chestnut mare neighed as she tried to get rid of the rider.human600
- The prancing chestnut mare whinnied as she tried to get rid of the rider.human600
- A tiger surprised by a hedgehog will bow before the chestnut burrs.0ni
- They're sitting in the shade of the chestnut trees.sundown
- Her hair was the color that lines a chestnut-bur.Hybrid
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Forms of chestnut
as a noun
- plural
- chestnuts