ALL meanings of chestnut
chest·nut
C c - countable noun chestnut A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves. 3
- countable noun chestnut Chestnut is the wood of this tree. 3
- countable noun chestnut Chestnuts are the reddish-brown nuts that grow on chestnut trees. You can eat chestnuts. 3
- colour chestnut Something that is chestnut is dark reddish-brown in colour. 3
- noun chestnut any N temperate fagaceous tree of the genus Castanea, such as C. sativa (sweet or Spanish chestnut), which produce flowers in long catkins and nuts in a prickly bur 3
- noun chestnut the edible nut of any of these trees 3
- noun chestnut the hard wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, etc 3
- noun chestnut a reddish-brown to brown colour 3
- noun chestnut (as adjective) 3
- noun chestnut a horse of a yellow-brown or golden-brown colour 3
- noun chestnut a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg 3
- noun chestnut an old or stale joke 3
- noun chestnut the smooth-shelled, sweet, edible nut of any of a genus (Castanea) of trees of the beech family 3
- noun chestnut the tree that it grows on 3
- noun chestnut the wood of this tree 3
- noun chestnut horse chestnut 3
- noun chestnut reddish brown 3
- noun chestnut a reddish-brown horse 3
- noun chestnut the hard callus on the inner side of a horse's leg 3
- noun chestnut an old, stale joke or phrase; cliché 3
- noun chestnut a very familiar story, piece of music, etc. that is too often repeated 3
- adjective chestnut reddish-brown 3
- noun chestnut A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea. 1
- noun chestnut any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut) 1
- noun chestnut the edible nut of such a tree. 1
- noun chestnut the wood of any of these trees. 1
- noun chestnut any fruit or tree resembling the chestnut, as the horse chestnut. 1
- noun chestnut reddish brown. 1
- noun chestnut an old or stale joke, anecdote, etc. 1
- noun chestnut the callosity on the inner side of the leg of a horse. 1
- noun chestnut a reddish-brown horse having the mane and tail of the same color. Compare bay5 (def 2). 1
- noun chestnut Also called liver chestnut. a horse of a solid, dark-brown color. 1
- adjective chestnut being reddish-brown in color. 1
- adjective chestnut (of food) containing or made with chestnuts: turkey with chestnut stuffing. 1
- idioms chestnut pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, to rescue someone from a difficulty. 1
- noun chestnut edible nut: sweet chestnut 1
- noun chestnut horse chestnut: conker 1
- noun chestnut deciduous tree 1
- noun chestnut wood of chestnut tree 1
- noun chestnut color: reddish brown 1
- noun chestnut food: containing chestnuts 1
- noun chestnut The nut of this tree or shrub. 0
- noun chestnut (Uncountable Noun) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color. 0
- noun chestnut A reddish-brown horse. 0
- noun chestnut (Uncountable Noun) The wood of a chestnut tree. 0
- noun chestnut (Idiomatic) (Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome. 0
- noun 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. 0
- noun chestnut (Britain) horse-chestnut. 0
- adjective chestnut Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut. 0