cherrystone

ˈtʃɛr.i.stoʊn

Definition

Definition of cherrystone - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

clam size

TECH.

hard clam larger than a littleneck

TECH.

We ordered a dozen cherrystone clams for the table.

hard clam

quahog

clam variety

TECH.

type of clam found in the Atlantic Ocean

TECH.

We collected cherrystones along the beach for dinner..

quahog

fruit

Rare

hard pit of a cherry fruit

Rare

She accidentally bit down on a cherrystone while eating fresh cherries..

cherry pit

stone

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Images of cherrystone

hard clam larger than a littleneck
type of clam found in the Atlantic Ocean
hard pit of a cherry fruit

Origin of cherrystone

Old English, cyrice (church) + stan (stone)

Examples of cherrystone in a sentence

The chef recommended the cherrystone for its flavor.
The restaurant served fresh cherrystones as an appetizer.
Fishermen often catch cherrystones in the early morning.
The cherrystone got stuck in the garbage disposal.
He crafted a necklace using a cherrystone.

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French:palourde de type cherrystone, palourde de l'Atlantique, ...
German:Cherrystone-Muschel, Kirschkern, ...
Italian:vongola cherrystone, osso di ciliegia, ...
Spanish:almeja cherrystone, almeja, ...
Portuguese:cherrystone, molusco, ...
Chinese:中号硬蛤, 蛤蜊, ...
Japanese:チェリーストーンクラム, 大西洋ハマグリ, ...
Arabic:مَحار شيريستون, مَحار مُتَوَسِّط الحَجْم, ...
Hebrew:צֶ'רִי-סְטוֹן, סוּג שֶׁל צַדְפָּה הַנִּמְצֵאת בְּאֹוקִיָּנֻס הָאטְלַנְטִי, ...
Russian:вишнёвая раковина, моллюск, ...
Ukrainian:великий молюск, вишнева раковина, ...
Hindi:चेरीस्टोन क्लैम, अटलांटिक क्लैम, ...
Bengali:বড় শামুক, চেরিস্টোন ক্ল্যাম, ...
Catalan:cloïssa cherrystone, petxina cherrystone, ...
Czech:větší druh tvrdé škeble, škeble, ...
Danish:cherrystone musling, cherrystone kammusling, ...
Dutch:cherrystone-schelp, kersensteen, ...
Greek:σκληρό μύδι, χτένι cherrystone, ...
Hungarian:keményhéjú kagyló, az Atlanti-óceánban élő kagylófajta, ...
Khmer:ខ្យងសមុទ្រសំបករឹងប្រភេទមួយដែលធំជាងលីតល្នេក, ប្រភេទខ្យងសមុទ្រធំមួយនៅមហាសមុទ្រអាត្លង់ទិក, ...
Korean:체리 스톤, 체리 스톤 조개, ...
Persian:چری‌استون, صدف گیلاسی, ...
Polish:małża cherrystone, małż wiśniowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):amêijoa cherrystone, molusco, ...
Romanian:scoică cherrystone, scoică, ...
Swedish:cherrystone-mussla, körsbärssten, ...
Thai:หอยเชอร์รี่สโตน, หอยแอตแลนติก, ...
Turkish:cherrystone midyesi, kiraz taşı midyesi, ...
Vietnamese:ngao cherrystone, ngao Đại Tây Dương, ...

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