cran·ber·ry

cran·ber·ry
/ˈkrænˌberi, Brit ˈkrænbəri/ noun, pl -ries
1 [count] : a small, dark red berry or the plant that produces it
— often used before another noun

cranberry sauce/juice

2 [noncount] : a dark red color

a cranberry [=dark red] sweater


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  • cran|ber|ry — «KRAN BEHR ee, buhr », noun, plural ries. 1. a firm, sour, dark red berry, used in making sauce and jelly. 2. a small shrub or trailing vine that these berries grow on. It grows in marshes or bogs and belongs to the heath family. 3. any one of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cran — cran·age; cran·dall·ite; cran·gon; cran·gon·i·dae; cran·nage; cran·nied; cran·nock; cran·nog; cran·reuch; di·a·cran·te·ri·an; syn·cran·te·ri·an; cran; cran·ber·ry; cran·kle; cran·ny; di·a·cran·ter·ic; syn·cran·ter·ic; …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • cranberry — cran·ber·ry …   English syllables

  • Cranberry — Cran|ber|ry 〈[kræ̣n ] f. 10; Bot.〉 Preiselbeere [engl.] * * * Cran|ber|ry [ krænbɛri], die; , s [engl. cranberry, im Amerik. geb. nach älter dt. Kranbeere = Preiselbeere, eigtl. = Kranichsbeere, unter Anlehnung an engl. crane = Kranich]: 1. in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • cranberry — cran|ber|ry [ˈkrænbəri US beri] n plural cranberries [Date: 1600 1700; : Low German; Origin: kraanbere, from kraan crane + bere berry ; because a part of the flower looks like a crane s beak] a small red sour fruit ▪ cranberry sauce …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cranberry — cran|ber|ry [ kræn,beri ] noun count a small sour red fruit that grows on a bush: turkey with cranberry sauce a glass of cranberry juice …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cranberry — cran•ber•ry [[t]ˈkrænˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) pln coo the sour red berry of certain plants belonging to the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V. macrocarpon or V. oxycoccos, used esp. to make a sauce, relish, or juice 2) pln the… …   From formal English to slang

  • Cranberry — Cran|ber|ry [ krɛnbɛri], die; , s (der Preiselbeere ähnliche Beere) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • ry — ry; ry·al; ry·a·nia; ry·an·o·dine; ry·der; ry·o·bu; ry·ot; ry·pe; sac·rifi·ca·to·ry; sal·ta·to·ry; san·a·to·ry; sat·is·fac·to·ry; sau·ry; sav·age·ry; sce·na·ry; scrip·to·ry; sculp·ti·to·ry; se·cre·to·ry; sen·sa·to·ry; sep·a·ra·to·ry;… …   English syllables

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