Blackberry

Definitions

1. A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
2. A wireless handheld device, a cross between a cellphone and a mobile email appliance and Internet-capable PDA, marketed by BlackBerry Limited.
3. The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
4. Any Rubus berry that is black or blackish; the plant that produces it.
   broadly, informal
5. The blackcurrant.
   UK, dialectal

Equivalents

Examples

“Here at the creek, a ways off from the trail, we have⟳ blackberries for now, not as fat and sweet as they get⟳, but I like⟳ them tart, with that little bit of red still at their tops, or if they’re just a little hard and not so soft they come⟳ off when you pull⟳ at them and leave⟳ your fingers stained.”

“Knowing that DA, Inc. was using BlackBerrys, the CEO of the competition hired an underground hacker to come⟳ up with a way to thwart the competition.”

“A few days ago, I took a walk⟳ with my wife and did not take⟳ my BlackBerry! That's progress⟳. Of course, I reached into my empty pockets six or seven times, so clearly I have⟳ a long way to go.”

“Posers using BlackBerrys on the button lift⟳ can be pretty irritating, but I bet⟳ it gives a lot of pleasure whenever an unfortunate captain of industry drops his vital little device in the snow⟳.”

“Thugga and the rest⟳ of the group communicated using BlackBerrys set⟳ up so that messages would automatically delete⟳ after 48 hours.”

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