strawberry
IPA: strˈɔbɛri
noun
- The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
- Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).
- A dark pinkish red colour, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.
- (rare) Something resembling a strawberry, especially a reddish bruise, birthmark, or infantile hemangioma (naevus).
- (US, slang) A prostitute who exchanges sexual services for crack cocaine.
- A census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States.
- A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.
- A surname
verb
- (intransitive) To gather strawberries.
- (intransitive) To turn a dark pinkish-red.
adjective
- Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.
- Flavored with ethyl methylphenylglycidate, an artificial compound which is said to resemble the taste of strawberries.
- Of a colour similar to the colour of strawberry-flavoured products.
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Examples of "strawberry" in Sentences
- Her hair is true red while mine is what they call strawberry blond.
- Just besides the strawberry is a giant pin, ready to blow off the strawberry.
- They sure look a lot different from what we call strawberry shortcakes here in Manila.
- I can tell you the flavour of wild strawberry is intense, so much stronger than the cultivated fruit.
- The normally sweet strawberry is somehow perfectly complemented by the very subtle kick of the pink peppercorns.
- I was informed by a mate in Iraq that what we know as the strawberry milkshake is known as the angry dragon by them.
- Maven - I'd like to claim such superior planning skills, but the reality is that I'm a pretty boring photographer and tend to take the same kinds of pix over and over: Leah alone, Rae covered in strawberry juice, Leah and Rae picking, Leah and Rae together.
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