As nouns the difference between chestnut and orange
is that chestnut is a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea while orange is an evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.
As adjectives the difference between chestnut and orange
is that chestnut is of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut while orange is having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
As a verb orange is
to color orange.
As a proper noun Orange is
the longest river in South Africa.
chestnut
English
Noun
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea .
The nut of this tree or shrub.
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
-
A reddish-brown horse.
(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
(idiomatic) (Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
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.
(UK) horse-chestnut
Synonyms
* (tree) chestnut tree
Derived terms
* American chestnut
* chestnut blight
* chestnut oak
* chestnut tree
* dwarf chestnut
* horse chestnut
* Moreton Bay chestnut
* pull chestnuts out of the fire
* Spanish chestnut
* sweet chestnut
* water chestnut
Adjective
(-)
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
Related terms
* castanet
See also
* (wikipedia)
* black bean
* buckeye
* caltrop
* chinquapin
* chinquapin oak
* conker
* maroon
* water caltrop
*
orange
Usage notes
* It is commonly believed that “orange” has no rhymes. While there are no commonly used English dictionary words that rhyme exactly with “orange” (“door-hinge” comes close in US pronunciation), the English surname Gorringe is a rhyme, at least in UK pronunciation. See
Noun
An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus'' such as ''Citrus sinensis .
The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
-
Orange juice, or orange coloured and flavoured cordial.
Derived terms
Adjective
(en-adj)
Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
Antonyms
* (having orange as its colour) nonorange
Verb
(orang)
To color orange.
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To become orange.
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See also
* citrus
* clementine
* Cointreau
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* mandarin
* marmalade
* murcott
* naartjie
* ortanique
* pomander
* satsuma
* satsuma mandarin
* satsuma tangerine
* secondary colour
* tangerine
* triple sec
* zest
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