chestnut

Plural: chestnuts

Noun

An edible nut from a tree, or a reddish-brown color.
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
the brown color of chestnuts
a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
A horse-chestnut (Aesculus spp.).
A nut of such trees or shrubs or of similar ones.
A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
A reddish-brown horse.
Wood of a chestnut tree.
An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.

Adjective Satellite

(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
- "a chestnut horse"
- "chestnut hair"

Adj

Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

Examples

chestnut hair
The CHESTNUT tile was a surprisingly fruitful play, securing a bonus square.

Origin / Etymology

Formerly chesten nut, from Middle English chesten, Middle English chesteyne, chasteine, from Old English ċisten and reinforced by Old French chastaigne, both from Latin castānea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia). Latin castānea also is the ultimate source of English castanet.

Synonyms

chestnut tree, cliché, night eye, platitude

Scrabble Score: 13

chestnut: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chestnut: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chestnut: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

chestnut: valid Words With Friends Word