2syllables
chestnut
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Definitions ofchestnut
1noun
- A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
- The nut of this tree or shrub.
- A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
- A reddish-brown horse.
- The wood of a chestnut tree.
- An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
- A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
Synonyms: "night eye"
- The horse-chestnut.
1adjective
- Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
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