Apple ˈæpl Oranges Noun Bre Peel Core Pie

• peel and core the apples.
• an apple pie
• apple sauce
• a garden with three apple trees

apple

1. a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh
• see also Adam’s apple
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• Peel and core the apples.
• an apple pie
• apple sauce
• a garden with three apple trees
2. a child usually behaves in a similar way to his or her parent(s)
3. a person or thing that is loved more than any other
• She is the apple of her father's eye.
4. used to describe a situation in which two people or things are completely different from each other
• They really are apples and oranges.
• They are both great but you can't compare apples and oranges.
• It’s a totally different situation, it’s apples and oranges.
5. used to say that something is typical of America
6. one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group

Extra Examples

• Add some sugar to the stewed apple—it’s still a little tart.
• He just sat there munching on an apple.
• The apples were all bruised after being dropped on the floor.

Word Origin

• Old English æppel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch appel and German Apfel.