LookItUphickory
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈhɪkəri/
hickory means: A tree that loses its leaves in winter and has hard wood and nuts.
noun
A tree that loses its leaves in winter and has hard wood and nuts.
- A hickory grows beside the house.
- The squirrels collected nuts from the hickory.
- Several hickories lost their leaves in the storm.
The strong, hard wood of a tree that produces nuts.
- The handle is made of hickory.
- They smoked the meat over hickory.
- Hickory is strong enough for these tools.
A thick, strong cotton cloth used to make hard-wearing clothes.
- His shirt was made of hickory.
- They bought hickory for work trousers.
- The old hickory jacket survived years of heavy use.
A club with a head made of hard wood from a nut-producing tree.
- He carried a heavy hickory.
- The guard raised his hickory above his head.
- A blow from the hickory broke the board.
Questions about hickory
What does hickory mean?
A tree that loses its leaves in winter and has hard wood and nuts.
What is hickory in other languages?
Türkçe: hikori ağacı · Español: nogal americano · Français: caryer · Deutsch: Hickorybaum · Italiano: noce americano · 日本語: ヒッコリー
How do you pronounce hickory?
It is pronounced /ˈhɪkəri/.
How do you use hickory in a sentence?
A hickory grows beside the house. The squirrels collected nuts from the hickory.
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