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cherries

SayCHE-reez/ˈt͡ʃɛɹiz/

3 meanings of cherries

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of cherry. Use this form when you mean more than one cherry.

    We picked a basket of cherries from the tree.

    The cherries on top of the cake looked delicious.

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  2. 2
    verbobsolete
    Third-person singular simple present of cherry. An old word meaning makes something red or makes someone glad.
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  3. 3
    nounBritishcountable
    A small device that shows when there is a gap or break in a train track.

    Like a warning light that switches on when something is broken.

    Track inspectors replaced two faulty cherries near the junction overnight.

    The old signal box still relied on cherries to flag breaks in the rails.

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cherries is a form of cherry

cherry, noun: A small, round fruit with soft flesh, a smooth hard seed inside, and a long, thin stem. Full entry

Forms
cherrycherries plural
Spelling
cherry → cherries: change y to i, add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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