Cherry is a fruit. It is small and round. People eat it fresh or use it in food.
I like to eat a sweet cherry.
She bought fresh cherries from the shop.
Cherry is also a tree. It grows cherry fruits. The tree can have nice pink or white flowers in spring.
The cherry tree has pretty flowers.
We planted a cherry in our garden.
Cherry means new or like new. People use it to say something is fresh and unused.
This phone is cherry, never used before.
He bought a cherry car last week.
Cherry as a verb means to take out the stones inside cherries. This is done before cooking or baking.
She cherried the fruit before baking.
I cherried the cherries for the pie.
Cherry means a person who is new or inexperienced. It is often used informally or in slang.
He is a cherry at driving cars.
Don’t be a cherry in this game.
Cherry can also mean a small red decoration placed on food or drinks, like sweets or drinks.
The cake has a cherry on top.
I like a cherry in my drink.
Cherry is part of the phrase 'cherry-pick,' which means to pick only the best things from a group.
She cherry-picks facts in debates.
They cherry-pick the best apples.
