Definition of chestnut

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  • chestnut is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • chestnut is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
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Definition of chestnut

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

    Synonyms

    1. chestnut tree
  • a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse (noun)
  • a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg (noun)
  • edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea (noun)
  • (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a chestnut horse
    2. chestnut hair
  • the brown color of chestnuts (noun)
  • wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea (noun)

See definition of chestnut in Merriam Webster