Synonyms for chestnut

Most common

night eye · sweet chestnut · sorrel

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.

Related words

Phrases

horse chestnut earth chestnut water chestnut chestnut rose old chestnut sea chestnut sweet chestnut chestnut brown

Forms

Plural

chestnuts → sorrels, coppers, platitudes…

Example sentences

• sorrel He's gone to harness the sorrel mare to go to Carmody for the doctor.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

copper², sorrel²

9 letters

platitude³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copper² = 2 syllables).

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