Berry
Definitions
- A surname from Middle English.
- A female given name from English.
- A former province in Centre-Val de Loire region, France.
- A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
- A mound; a barrow.
- A burrow, especially a rabbit's burrow.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.
- An excavation; a military mine.
- A place name:
- A town in Fayette County, Alabama, United States, named after Thompson Berry.
- A coffee bean.
- A minor city in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.
- One of the ova or eggs of a fish or crustacean.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
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A police car. US, slang
- A municipality in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A dollar.
- A village in the City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, named after Alexander Berry.
Equivalents
58 more languages
Afrikaansbessie
Беларускаяягада
བོད་སྐད།བསེའུ
Catalàbaia
Češtinabobule
Danskbær
Esperantobero
Eestimari
Suomimarja
Gaeilgecaor
Magyarbogyó
Հայերենհատապտուղ
Bahasa Indonesiaberi
Íslenskaber
ქართულიკენკრა
Қазақ тіліжидек
한국어장과
Кыргызчажемиш
LëtzebuergeschBier
ລາວຫມາກໄມ້
Lietuviųuoga
Latviešuoga
Te Reo Māorikākano
Македонскибобинка
Монголжимс
Bahasa Melayuberi
Nederlandsbes
Românăbaca
Русскийягода
SlovenčinaBobuľa
Slovenščinajagoda
Shqipkokërr
Svenskabar
ไทยเบอร์รี
Türkmençeiýmiş
Tagalogbaya
ئۇيغۇرچەمېۋە
اردوبَیری
O'zbekchameva
Examples
“The crabs carry⟳ their berries for six months.”
“That is the only restriction existing: not even small fish⟳ or fish⟳ in berry, and there are no restrictions on soft-shelled fish⟳.”
“These crawfish are speared by the Kafirs, who bring⟳ them in to the village for sale, and who catch⟳ anything and everything either female fish⟳ in berry, or male fish⟳ in soft shell.”
“The corals have⟳ the shape⟳ of a shrub and are green. Their berries are snow-white under water and soft. As soon as you take⟳ them out of the water, they grow⟳ hard and red.”
“McCormick (1934) stated that eggs in various stages of development were found in females at the same time that they were in berry, which indicates a long egg-laying season.”
“Today was like⟳ one of those fly⟳ dreams / Didn't even see⟳ a berry flashin' those high beams”
“Four rounds and Enright still on his feet and a hundred and fifty thousand berries gone if he stays two more!”
“Beresford Conway. All my pals call⟳ me Berry.”
“Since my father's name⟳ was Berry Gordy, he named me Berry Gordy. There's no middle name⟳.”
“"I'm Beryl Shaddock. Call⟳ me Berry," the girl said.”
“"What's with your dad calling you 'Berry' anyway? What kind of name⟳ is 'Berry'?" "Oh, it's short for Huckleberry," she replied, as if that explained everything.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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