English dictionary
chestnut
/'/tS//E/s,n/@/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, <i>chestnut</i> curls.
Source: webster1913
noun
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wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
Source: WordNet 3.0
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any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
Synonyms chestnut treeSource: WordNet 3.0
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edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the brown color of chestnuts
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The edible nut of a forest tree (<i>Castanea vesca</i>) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
ExamplesA chestnut horse.
Chestnut hair.
Source: WordNet 3.0