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cherry pit

cherry pit noun: the stone of a cherry.

cherry pit: the stone of a cherry
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Noun

cherry pit (plural cherry pits)

  1. The stone of a cherry.
    Synonyms:
    cherry stone
  2. (obsolete) A children's game in which players attempt to knock marbles into a hole without losing their taw in the same hole.
    • What, man! 'tis not for / gravity to play at cherry-pit with Satan: hang / him, foul collier!c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 3, scene 4

Synonyms of cherry pit

Forms of cherry pit

pluralcherry pits

Questions about cherry pit

What does cherry pit mean?
Cherry pit means the stone of a cherry.
What part of speech is cherry pit?
Cherry pit is a noun.
What is the plural of cherry pit?
The plural of cherry pit is cherry pits.

Words near cherry pit in the dictionary

  1. cherry pickers
  2. cherry picking
  3. cherry picks
  4. cherry pie
  5. cherry pies
  6. cherry pit
  7. cherry pits
  8. cherry pitter
  9. cherry pitters
  10. cherry plum
  11. cherry plums

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