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apple
adjectives
juicy apple
• a juicy green apple
sweet apple
• This apple’s really sweet and delicious.
sour/tart apple
(= not at all sweet )
• Some people prefer a slightly sour apple.
rotten apple
(= bad, so that the skin goes brown )
• There were a few rotten apples lying on the ground.
an eating/dessert apple
(= one which is sweet enough to eat )
• Use dessert apples for this recipe.
a cooking apple
a baked apple
(= one that has been cooked in the oven )
verbs
eat an apple
• Some people say that you should eat an apple every day.
bite into an apple
• Sue bit into her apple with a loud crunch.
munch on an apple
(= eat it )
• He was munching on an apple.
peel an apple
(= remove the skin )
• Peel the apples and slice them finely.
core an apple
(= remove the middle part containing the seeds )
• Core the apples and cut into quarters.
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noun ADJ. sweet | sharp, sour, tart Add some sugar to the stewed apple?it's still a bit tart. | juicy | cider, cooking, dessert, eating | windfall | baked | bruised The apples were all bruised after being dropped on the floor. VERB + APPLE bite into, eat, munch (on) He just sat there munching on an apple. | core, grate, peel APPLE + NOUN crumble, pie | core, pip | treeFRUIT
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