chestnut
/ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt/
noun
- A shiny, reddish-brown nut that grows inside a spiky shell on a large tree. It can be eaten, often roasted.
- We roasted chestnuts over the fire on a cold winter evening.
- She collected a basket of chestnuts from under the tree in the park.
- Chestnuts are a popular snack at holiday markets.
- The large tree that produces chestnuts, or its hard, strong wood.
- They built a sturdy table from chestnut wood.
- Chestnut trees can live for hundreds of years.
- The old chestnut in the backyard provides plenty of shade in summer.
- A reddish-brown color, like the color of a chestnut.
- She has beautiful chestnut hair that shines in the sunlight.
- He painted the door a warm chestnut color.
- The horse was a lovely chestnut with a white blaze on its face.
- An old, familiar joke or story that has been repeated too often.
- I've heard that chestnut a hundred times; can you tell a new joke?
- Every family gathering, my uncle brings up the same chestnut about his school days.
- The comedian told that old chestnut about the chicken crossing the road.
adjective
- Having a reddish-brown color.
- His chestnut beard was neatly trimmed.
- She wore a chestnut sweater that matched her eyes.
- The chestnut leather sofa looked elegant in the living room.