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berries

berries is the plural of berry.

berries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of berry.

Meaning of berry

Noun

berry (plural berries)

  1. A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
  2. A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.
  3. A coffee bean.
  4. One of the ova or eggs of a fish or crustacean.
    • The crabs carry their berries for six months.1877, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers - Volume 24, page 7
  5. (US, slang, African-American) A police car.
    • Today was like one of those fly dreams
      Didn't even see a berry flashin' those high beams1992, Ice Cube, “It Was a Good Day”, in The Predator
  6. (US, dated, slang) A dollar.
    • Four rounds and Enright still on his feet and a hundred and fifty thousand berries gone if he stays two more!1921, Collier's, volume 67, page 365

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Phrases with berries

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Questions about berries

What is berries the plural of?
Berries is the plural of berry.

Words near berries in the dictionary

  1. Berrien
  2. Berrien County
  3. Berriens
  4. berrier
  5. berriers
  6. berries
  7. Berriew
  8. Berrigal
  9. Berrigan
  10. berril
  11. Berrilee

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