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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

chestnut tree

adjective, as in (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

chromatic

also used for chestnut

castaneous

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What does chestnut mean?7

adjective

1

(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color“a chestnut horse”

noun

1

any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

2

wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

3

edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

4

the brown color of chestnuts

5

a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

6

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