berry

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/ˈbɛɹi/

noun 8name 7verb 4

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(noun.)

ADJ

ripe | wild | poisonous | holly, juniper, etc.

VERB + BERRY

have, produce

The apple tree in our garden produces lots of berries every autumn.

pick

My children love to pick berries in the garden every summer morning.

eat

BERRY + VERB

ripen | drop off

Definitions

noun

A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.

A coffee bean.

One of the ova or eggs of a fish or crustacean.

The crabs carry their berries for six months.

That is the only restriction existing: not even small fish or fish in berry, and there are no restrictions on soft-shelled fish.

A police car.

Today was like one of those fly dreams / Didn't even see a berry flashin' those high beams

verb

To pick berries.

On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to go or not.

Partly because I always itched and prickled in a berry patch I may have been disinclined to nibble as I worked; but largely I think it was because I berried under a master strategist and I wanted to see how well we could coordinate our efforts...

To bear or produce berries.

noun

A mound; a barrow.

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The crabs carry their berries for six months.

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That is the only restriction existing: not even small fish or fish in berry, and there are no restrictions on soft-shelled fish.

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These crawfish are speared by the Kafirs, who bring them in to the village for sale, and who catch anything and everything either female fish in berry, or male fish in soft shell.

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On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to go or not.

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Beresford Conway. All my pals call me Berry.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, berry is marked as slang, US, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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