Synonyms for chestnut
ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nətchest·nut

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1. chestnutnoun

   The wood of a chestnut tree.

   Synonyms:
   chestnut tree

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1. chestnutnoun

   wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

   Synonyms:
   chestnut tree

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral

2. chestnut, chestnut treenoun

   any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

   Synonyms:
   chestnut tree

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

3. chestnutnoun

   edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

   Synonyms:
   chestnut tree

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral

4. chestnutnoun

   the brown color of chestnuts

   Synonyms:
   chestnut tree

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral

5. chestnutnoun

   a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

   Synonyms:
   chestnut tree

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral

6. chestnutadjective

   a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

   Synonyms:
   chestnut tree

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

7. chestnutadjective

   (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

   "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

Matched Categories

1. • Brown
   • Callus
   • Edible Nut
   • Tree
   • Wood

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1. chestnutnoun

   Associated words:
   esculic, esculin, castanea, burr

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1. List of paraphrases for "chestnut":

   brown, hazelnut, brunette

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How to use chestnut in a sentence?

1. Joey Chestnut:

   It proves that Joey Chestnut is the greatest athlete of all time and a true American hero.

2. Joe Abbas:

   We ran after them on Chestnut, all the way to State Street, and then they split up.