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fruit
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- pronunciation:
- frut
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
fruit, fruits |
| definition 1: |
an edible plant product that has seeds and flesh, such as apple, banana, or strawberry.
Most fruits are sweet, but some, such as the avocado, are not.
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| definition 2: |
something that is a result or outcome.
She was pleased with the fruit of her efforts.- similar words:
- offspring, outgrowth
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| definition 3: |
(offensive slang) a male homosexual.
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| related words: |
aftermath, conclusion, end, harvest, outcome, produce, work, yield |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
fruits, fruiting, fruited |
| definition: |
to bear fruit.
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| related words: |
flourish, head |
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Fruit comes from a Latin word that means "to have the use of" and "enjoy."
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activities with fruit |
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cook, cultivate, eat, grow, harvest, hull, peel, plant, preserve, raise, store |
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broader categories that include fruit |
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crop, food, plant, produce |
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see/see also fruit |
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plant |
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some examples of fruits |
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apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, cone, crab apple, cucumber, currant, date, fig, gourd, grape, grapefruit, guava, huckleberry, kiwi, lemon, lime, loganberry, mandarin, mango, melon, mulberry, olive, orange, papaya, peach, pear, pepper, persimmon, pineapple, plantain, plum, pomegranate, prickly pear, pumpkin, raspberry, squash, strawberry, tangerine, tomato, vanilla, watermelon |
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some kinds of fruit |
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berry, citrus, nut |
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some parts of fruits |
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core, flesh, hull, husk, kernel, meat, peel, pit, pulp, rind, seed, skin |
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some people associated with fruit |
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cook, farmer, gardener, grocer |
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some places for fruit |
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bog, farm, garden, grocery, grove, market, orchard, store, supermarket |
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some things made from fruit |
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cobbler, cocktail, jam, jelly, juice, marmalade, pie, preserve, salad, sauce, tart, yogurt |
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things that produce fruit |
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blossom, flower, ovary, seed |
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