apple Meaning & Definition
What Does Apple Mean?
Apple is a noun that means A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus. It is also used to mean The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating. As a verb, it means To make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1). As a verb, it means To become apple-like.
Quick Facts About Apple
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæpəl/ |
| Synonyms | malus pumila and orchard apple tree |
| Plural | apples |
| Verb forms | apples, appling, appled |
Apple Definition (Noun)
- A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
custard apple rose apple thorn apple
- The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating.
- Often with a qualifying word: any fruit or vegetable, or any other thing (such as a cone or gall) produced by a plant, especially if from a tree and similar to the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1).
custard apple rose apple thorn apple
- Something which resembles the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1) in shape (such as a ball, breast, or globe) or colour.
Ellipsis of Adam's apple (“the lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence”).
Ellipsis of apple-green (“a bright green colour with a light tint of yellow, like that of a Granny Smith apple”).
apple:
- Ellipsis of Adam's apple (“the lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence”).
- Ellipsis of apple-green (“a bright green colour with a light tint of yellow, like that of a Granny Smith apple”).
apple:
- Ellipsis of apple of the eye (“the pupil, or pupil and iris, of the eye, originally believed to be spherical; also, the eyeball”).
- The round, fleshy part of a cheek between the eye and the corner of the mouth when a person is smiling.
- The surface of revolution of a circular arc of an angle greater than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc's two endpoints.
- In full apple bowl: a round bowl of a tobacco pipe; also, a tobacco pipe with such a bowl.
- In full old apple: a baseball.
- According to postbiblical Christian tradition, the fruit of the tree of knowledge which was eaten by Adam and Eve despite God commanding them not to do so; the forbidden fruit.
- Synonym of pome (“a type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels”).
- An imaginary diminutive unit of height.
He's only three apples tall
- A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree.
- Synonym of applewood (“the wood of the apple tree”).
- A fruit of any kind.
- A person. Synonym of CBer (“a CB radio enthusiast”). An assist. A Native American or redskinned person who acts or thinks like a white (Caucasian) person.
- A person.
- Synonym of CBer (“a CB radio enthusiast”).
- An assist.
- A Native American or redskinned person who acts or thinks like a white (Caucasian) person.
Apple as a Verb
- To make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1).
- To become like an apple. To collect fir-cones. Of a flower bud or vegetable (especially a root vegetable): to grow into the shape of an apple.
- To become like an apple.
- To collect fir-cones.
- Of a flower bud or vegetable (especially a root vegetable): to grow into the shape of an apple.
Noun
- A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.
- Any of various tree-borne fruits or vegetables especially considered as resembling an apple; also (with qualifying words) used to form the names of other specific fruits such as custard apple, rose apple, thorn apple etc.
- The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, eaten by Adam and Eve according to post-Biblical Christian tradition; the forbidden fruit.
- A tree of the genus Malus, especially one cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree.
- The wood of the apple tree.
- (in the plural) Short for apples and pears, slang for stairs.
- The ball in baseball.
- When smiling, the round, fleshy part of the cheeks between the eyes and the corners of the mouth.
- A Native American or red-skinned person who acts and/or thinks like a white (Caucasian) person.
- (ice hockey slang) An assist.
Verb
- To become apple-like.
- To form buds.
Synonyms of Apple
Apple synonyms and antonyms →Apple in a Sentence
custard apple rose apple thorn apple
apple:
He's only three apples tall
Word Forms & Grammar
apple (plural apples)
apple (third-person singular simple present apples, present participle appling, simple past and past participle appled)
Words That Rhyme With Apple
Origin of Apple
The noun is derived from Middle English appel (“Malus domestica fruit or tree, apple; any type of fruit, nut, or tuber; tree bearing fruit; (figurative) ball, sphere; (Christianity) forbidden fruit in Eden”),[1] from Old English æppel (“apple; any type of fruit; (figurative) ball, sphere; eyeball”), from Proto-West Germanic *applu (“apple; any type of fruit”), from Proto-Germanic *aplaz (“apple; any type of fruit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl, *h₂ébl̥ (“apple”).[2]
Questions People Ask About Apple
Is apple a noun or a verb?
Apple is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for apple?
You can replace apple with words such as malus pumila and orchard apple tree. See the full list of apple synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of apple?
The plural of apple is apples.
What is the past tense of apple?
The past tense of apple is appled. The present participle is appling.