walnut
(wɔːlnʌt )
Word forms: walnuts
1. countable noun
Walnuts are edible nuts which have a wrinkled shape and a hard round shell that is light brown in colour.
...chopped walnuts.
2. variable noun
A walnut or a walnut tree is a tree on which walnuts grow.
Walnut is the wood of this tree.
The stool comes in several sizes in walnut or mahogany.
...a handsome walnut desk.
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Collocations:
solid walnut walnut wood
It has lashings of solid walnut, walk-in wardrobes, silk curtains and suede blinds.
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They're lightweight and unmissable thanks to the solid walnut earcups.
The Sun
Made of solid walnut, it has a coathanger, a trouser rail, a table area and a stone bowl for cuff links or change.
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Hundreds of varnished hardwood doors, a lobby full of solid walnut panelling and lots of marble were also mixed with the rubble.
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Their bodies are constructed of steel reinforced hardwood covered with hemp and canvas, with heads hand-carved out of solid walnut and painted with fine detail.
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It has plenty of natural light, oversized chairs to sink into, walnut wood trimmings, high ceilings and warm colours.
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Most popular are the light leather interiors, parchment and magnolia, contrasting with dark walnut wood.
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They are handmade to order, with maple, ash, oak, cherry or walnut wood veneer.
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The prewar stocks were produced from walnut wood and were aged for an average of three years to allow the wood to stabilize.
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These were constructed from walnut wood, stood 18 in tall and resembled a metronome.
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Translations:
Chinese: 胡桃
Japanese: クルミ
- preventative treatment
- prevent a tragedy
- prevent cancer
- prevent cavities
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- prevent clots
- prevent complications
- prevent cramp
- prevent damage
- prevent decay
- prevent destruction
- prevent disclosure
- prevent discrimination
- prevent disruption
- prevent famine
- prevent fatigue
- prevent flooding
- prevent foreclosure
- prevent fraud
- prevent harm
- prevent illness
- prevent inflammation
- prevent inflation
- prevent injury
- prevent intrusion