Definitions for apple
ˈæp əlap·ple

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. applenoun

   fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

2. apple, orchard apple tree, Malus pumilanoun

   native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. applenoun

   A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.

2. applenoun

   A tree growing such fruit, of the genus Malus; the apple tree.

3. applenoun

   The wood of the apple tree.

4. applenoun

   Short for apples and pears, slang for stairs.

5. applenoun

   The ball in baseball.

6. applenoun

   When smiling, the round, fleshy part of the cheeks between the eyes and the corners of the mouth.

7. Applenoun

   A nickname for New York City, usually the Big Apple.

8. Applenoun

   A multimedia corporation (Apple Corps) and record company (Apple Records) founded by the Beatles.

9. Applenoun

   Name of the company Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, that produces computers and other digital devices.

10. Applenoun

    A computer produced by the company Apple Inc.

11. Applenoun

    A nickname for New York City, usually "the Big Apple".

12. Applenoun

    A multimedia corporation and record company founded by the Beatles.

13. Applenoun

    The company Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, that produces computers and other digital devices.

    Listen, Apple’s not perfect. You need proof? We made the Newton. We made that one Mac that looks like a toaster. We actually thought the Apple Watch was cool. Wait, this isn’t cool? Oh, fuck no. Shit! We put a YouTube album on your phones. You know, the one you’ve been struggling to delete. That thing keeps coming back, huh? And we can’t even make out battery last more than, like, a day!

14. Applenoun

    A female given name from English.

15. Applenoun

    A surname.

16. Etymology: From appel, from æppel, from aplaz (compare Scots aipple, Dutch appel, German Apfel, Swedish äpple), from hₐébl̥ (compare Irish úll, Lithuanian obuolys, Russian яблоко, possibly ἄμπελος).\

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. APPLEnoun

   Etymology: æppel, Saxon.

   1. The fruit of the apple tree.

   Tall thriving trees confess’d the fruitful mold;
   The red’ning apple ripens here to gold. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. The pupil of the eye.

   He instructed him; he kept him as the apple of his eye. Deut. xxxii. 10.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Applenoun

   the fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus malus) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones

2. Applenoun

   any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree

3. Applenoun

   any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple

4. Applenoun

   anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold

5. Appleverb

   to grow like an apple; to bear apples

6. Etymology: [OE. appel, eppel, AS. ppel, pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. ple, Dan. ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. oblys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown origin.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Apple

   The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family. It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apples grow on small, deciduous trees. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and were brought to North America by European colonists. Apples have been present in the mythology and religions of many cultures, including Norse, Greek and Christian traditions. In 2010, the fruit's genome was decoded, leading to new understandings of disease control and selective breeding in apple production. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Different cultivars are bred for various tastes and uses, including cooking, fresh eating and cider production. Domestic apples are generally propagated by grafting, although wild apples grow readily from seed. Trees are prone to a number of fungal, bacterial and pest problems, which can be controlled by a number of organic and non-organic means.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Apple

   ap′l, n. the fruit of the apple-tree.—ns. Ap′ple-blight, the rotting substances found on apple-trees, caused by the Apple-aphis (see Aphis); Ap′ple-John (Shak.) a variety of apple considered to be in perfection when shrivelled and withered—also John′-ap′ple; Ap′ple-pie, a pie made with apples; Ap′ple-wife, Ap′ple-wom′an, a woman who sells apples at a stall.—Apple of discord, any cause of envy and contention, from the golden apple inscribed 'for the fairest,' thrown by Eris, goddess of discord, into the assembly of the gods, and claimed by Aphrodite (Venus), Pallas (Minerva), and Hera (Juno). The dispute being referred to Paris of Troy, he decided in favour of Aphrodite, to the undying and fatal wrath of Hera against his city; Apple of Sodom, or Dead Sea fruit, described by Josephus as fair to look upon, but turning, when touched, into ashes: any fair but disappointing thing; Apple of the eye, the eyeball: something especially dear; Apple-pie order, complete order. [A.S. æppel; cf. Ger. apfel, Ice. epli, Ir. abhal, W. afal.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. apple

   A type of cultivar, plant, seed, tree and fruit created and cultivated in various species.

   Apples are grown in various species worldwide.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 22, 2020  

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1. apple

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Matched Categories

1. • Apple Tree
   • Edible Fruit
   • Pome

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apple' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3780

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apple' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2707

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apple' in Nouns Frequency: #1244

Anagrams for apple »

1. appel

How to pronounce apple?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apple in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of apple in a Sentence

1. Steve Jobs:

   It wasn't that Microsoft was so brilliant or clever in copying the Mac, it's that the Mac was a sitting duck for 10 years. That's Apple's problem: Their differentiation evaporated.

2. Tom Donohue:

   We had candidates who were fundamentally more interested in turning over the apple cart than they were in governing.

3. Bill Baer:

   Apple’s liability for knowingly conspiring with book publishers to raise the prices of e-books is settled once and for all.

4. Michael Hartnett:

   Big client zeitgeist in past two weeks has unambiguously been to buy the FAANMG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Microsoft and Google-owner Alphabet) underperformance.

5. Donald Trump:

   I said you know, Apple CEO Tim, unless you start building your plants in this country, I won't consider my administration an economic success, apple CEO Tim called me, and Apple CEO Tim said they are going forward.

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