A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. / Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries. / The wood of a cherry tree. / (color) Cherry red.

Containing or having the taste of cherries. / Of a bright red colour; cherry red. / (informal, often of cars) In excellent condition; mint condition.

(biblical) A winged creature attending God, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim; similar to a lamassu in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.

An indigenous North American people. / Their Iroquoian language, spoken in Oklahoma and North Carolina. / A syllabary for the Cherokee language invented by Sequoyah. / A town in Colbert County, Alabama.

A member of this people.

To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care. / To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear. / (obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.

plural of cherub

A cherub.

A cigar with square-cut ends.

(idiomatic) To pick out the best or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.