| active |
used in grammar to describe a form of the verb that emphasizes the person or thing who performs the action. In the sentence "John ate the apple," the verb "ate" is in an active form. In the sentence "The apple was eaten by John," the verb is in a passive form. [1/2 definitions] |
| apple |
any of various fruits resembling the apple, such as the custard apple. [1/3 definitions] |
| applejack |
an alcoholic beverage made from hard cider; apple brandy. |
| apple of discord |
in Greek mythology, a golden apple that caused jealous discord among three goddesses and indirectly led to the Trojan War. [1/2 definitions] |
| article |
the words "a," "an," and "the." These are used before nouns to express whether the noun is a specific example of something ("the chair") or whether the noun is just one of a class of things ("a chair," "an apple"). [1/4 definitions] |
| Baldwin |
a moderately tangy winter apple grown in the northeastern United States. |
| bell pepper |
the apple-sized fruit of this plant, usu. red when ripe but often eaten green; sweet pepper. [1/2 definitions] |
| codling1 |
a small apple that is not ripe. |
| crab apple |
a small, hard, sour apple used for making jelly. [1/2 definitions] |
| delicious |
(cap.) a type of red or yellow apple grown in the United States. [2/3 definitions] |
| flowering crab |
any of several varieties of crab apple that flower profusely in the spring. |
| fruit |
the part of a plant that has seeds and flesh, such as apple or strawberry. Most fruits are sweet and can be eaten raw. |
| Golden Delicious |
a variety of yellow apple grown esp. in the United States, or the tree that bears this fruit. |
| Granny Smith |
a variety of apple with a green skin, crisp texture, and tart taste. |
| greening |
any of various types of apple whose skin remains green when the fruit is ripe. |
| iPad |
trademark for a tablet computer developed and sold by Apple, Inc. |
| Macintosh |
a series of personal computers sold by Apple. |
| McIntosh |
a variety of sweet red eating apple that is widely cultivated in North America. |
| Northern Spy |
a large yellowish red American apple that ripens in late autumn or early winter. |
| pip3 |
any small seed, such as one from a grapefruit or apple. |
| pippin |
any of a number of varieties of apple. [2 definitions] |