peach
IPA: pˈitʃ
noun
- A tree (Prunus persica), native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
- The soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.
- (color) A light moderate to strong yellowish pink to light orange color.
- (informal) A particularly admirable or pleasing person or thing.
- (often in plural) buttock or bottom.
- (mineralogy, obsolete, Cornwall) A particular rock found in tin mines, sometimes associated with chlorite.
- (US, informal) A native or resident of Georgia in the United States.
- A surname.
- A female given name.
- (video games) The princess in the Mario franchise.
verb
- (intransitive, obsolete) To inform on someone; turn informer.
- (transitive, obsolete) To inform against.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the color peach.
- Particularly pleasing or agreeable.
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Examples of "peach" in Sentences
- The peach tree in our backyard is full of ripe, juicy fruit waiting to be picked
- She took a big bite of the sweet, succulent peach and let the juice drip down her chin
- The farmer's market had the most delicious peaches I've ever tasted, perfectly ripe and fragrant
- The soft, fuzzy skin of the peach is a stark contrast to its firm, juicy flesh
- As the sun set over the horizon, the sky turned a beautiful shade of peach
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