Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
A piece of equipment consisting of a large basket at the end of an extensible boom, often mounted on a truck body, and used by workers to reach inaccessible places such as power lines and tall trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: boom lift, basket crane, hydraladder, bucket truck
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A cantilevered tool for installing or removing a vehicle's engine block.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: engine crane, engine hoist
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person or device that harvests cherries, or that aids in the harvesting of cherries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: literal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person or group that picks the best for themselves; one who cherry-picks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: goalhanger
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person or group that picks only evidence which supports an argument and ignores evidence which contradicts it; one who cherry-picks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of Cherrybum (“a member of the 11th Hussars cavalry regiment”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Cherrybum
Antonyms: none provided
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
