cherry pit

ˈʧɛri pɪt

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Definition of cherry pit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fruit seedhard seed found inside a cherry

She accidentally swallowed a cherry pit..
He found a cherry pit in his slice of pie.
The cherry pit got stuck in the garbage disposal.

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hard seed found inside a cherry

Expressions with cherry

cherry on a sundae

final touch on a dessert

The cherry on a sundae made it look perfect.

cherry on top

final touch that enhances a situation

Winning the lottery was the cherry on top.

bite of the cherry

chance to do something important

He was thrilled to get a bite of the cherry.

cherry on the cake

something that makes a good situation even better

Winning the award was the cherry on the cake for her career.

pop the cherry

do something for the first time

I popped the cherry on public speaking at the wedding toast.

pop someone's cherry

do something for the first time

She popped her cherry by trying skydiving.

Expressions with pit

money pit

thing that keeps costing money without giving value back

That old house is a real money pit.

pit against

set in opposition or competition with another

The coach pitted the two best players against each other.

bear pit

enclosure for keeping bears

The zoo had a large bear pit.

bottomless pit

pit with no visible bottom or end

The explorers feared falling into a bottomless pit.

pit of the stomach

fluttery feeling in the abdomen

She had a pit of the stomach feeling before the exam.

pit of hell

very bad or evil place or situation

This prison felt like a pit of hell.

make a pit stop

stop briefly during a trip for rest or food

We made a pit stop at a gas station on the way.

pit A against B

set two sides in opposition or competition

The coach pitted the veterans against the rookies in practice.

pit someone against

make two people or groups compete or fight

The coach will pit the best players against each other.

snake pit

any place of pain and turmoil

Her life felt like a snake pit during the divorce.

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cherrystone

fruit

hard pit of a cherry fruit

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French:noyau de cerise, ...
German:Kirschkern, ...
Italian:nocciolo di ciliegia, ...
Spanish:hueso de cereza, ...
Portuguese:caroço de cereja, ...
Chinese:樱桃籽, ...
Japanese:さくらんぼの種, ...
Arabic:نَواة كَرَز, ...
Hebrew:גַלְעִין דוּבְדְּבָן, ...
Russian:косточка вишни, ...
Ukrainian:кісточка вишні, ...
Hindi:चेरी की गुठली, ...
Bengali:চেরির গুটি, ...
Catalan:pinyol de cirera, ...
Czech:pecka, ...
Danish:kirsebærsten, ...
Dutch:kersenpit, ...
Greek:κουκούτσι κερασιού, ...
Hungarian:cseresznyemag, ...
Khmer:គ្រាប់ឆឺរី, ...
Korean:체리 씨, ...
Persian:هسته گیلاس, ...
Polish:pestka wiśni, ...
Portuguese (BR):caroço de cereja, ...
Romanian:sămânță de cireș, ...
Swedish:körsbärskärna, ...
Thai:เมล็ดเชอร์รี่, ...
Turkish:kiraz çekirdeği, ...
Vietnamese:hạt anh đào, ...

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