apples

[ ap-uh lz ]

/ ˈæp əlz /

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adjective Australian Slang.

well or fine; under control.

Words nearby apples

appleby, applecart, appledrain, applejack, appleknocker, apples, apples and oranges, apples and pears, apples of the hesperides, applesauce, appleseed

Definition for apples (2 of 2)

apple

[ ap-uh l ]

/ ˈæp əl /

noun

the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.

the tree, cultivated in most temperate regions.

the fruit of any of certain other species of tree of the same genus.

any of these trees.

any of various other similar fruits, or fruitlike products or plants, as the custard apple, love apple, May apple, or oak apple.

anything resembling an apple in size and shape, as a ball, especially a baseball.

Bowling. an ineffectively bowled ball.

Slang. a red capsule containing a barbiturate, especially secobarbital.

Origin of apple

before 900; Middle English appel, Old English æppel; cognate with Old Frisian, Dutch appel, Old Saxon apl, appul, Old High German apful (German Apfel), Crimean Gothic apel < Germanic *aplu (akin to Old Norse epli < *apljan); Old Irish ubull (neuter), Welsh afal, Breton aval < pre-Celtic *ǫblu; Lithuanian óbuolas, -ỹs, Latvian âbuol(i)s (with reshaped suffix), OPruss woble, perhaps Thracian ( din)upla, ( sin)upyla wild pumpkin, OCS ( j)ablŭko (representing *ablŭ-ko, neuter) < Balto-Slavic *āblu-. Cf. Avalon

Example sentences from the Web for apples

Once hot, add the shallots, apples, cranberries, and remaining cranberry juice to the pan.

Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries |Carla Hall |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There is a distinct smell of apples, which are handed out by volunteer workers.

Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Apples uses his journals to take us back to the sudden loss of his 18-year-old son.

Book Bag: Reading Your Way Out Of Grief |Anna Whiston-Donaldson |October 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Next to appear are his pretty, teenage daughters, whom he calls the apples of his eye.

Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up |Tom Boswell |September 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Wedding season is upon us, and it is time to start polishing those golden apples, beloveds.

The First-World Anarchist’s Guide to Weddings |Kelly Williams Brown |May 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Core, pare and cut the apples into quarters (if large into eighths).

Public School Domestic Science |Mrs. J. Hoodless
The next time I went out with apples, two sheep came to my call.

The Nursery, August 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 2 |Various
There is a great profusion of fruit, the apples yielding a kind of cider which, however, does not keep longer than a month.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various
It is important that the apples be very dry, as otherwise the cream will not be light.

The Apple |Various
Quarter the apples, or take out the core and leave them whole, as you prefer.

The Young Housekeeper's Friend |Mrs. (Mary Hooker) Cornelius

British Dictionary definitions for apples (1 of 2)

apples

/ (ˈæpəlz) /

pl n

See apples and pears

she's apples Australian and NZ informal all is going well

British Dictionary definitions for apples (2 of 2)

apple

/ (ˈæpəl) /

noun

a rosaceous tree, Malus sieversii, native to Central Asia but widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties, having pink or white fragrant flowers and firm rounded edible fruits See also crab apple

the fruit of this tree, having red, yellow, or green skin and crisp whitish flesh

the wood of this tree

any of several unrelated trees that have fruits similar to the apple, such as the custard apple, sugar apple, and May apple See also love apple, oak apple, thorn apple

apple of one's eye a person or thing that is very precious or much loved

bad apple or rotten apple a person with a corrupting influence

Word Origin for apple

Old English æppel; related to Old Saxon appel, Old Norse apall, Old High German apful

Idioms and Phrases with apples

apple

In addition to the idioms beginning with apple

apple a day
apple of one's eye
apple polisher
apples and oranges

also see:

polish the apple
rotten apple
upset the applecart

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apples

adjective Australian Slang.

Words nearby apples

Definition for apples (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of apple

Example sentences from the Web for apples

British Dictionary definitions for apples (1 of 2)

pl n

British Dictionary definitions for apples (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for apple

Idioms and Phrases with apples

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apples

adjective Australian Slang.

Words nearby apples

Definition for apples (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of apple

Words related to apples

Example sentences from the Web for apples

British Dictionary definitions for apples (1 of 2)

pl n

British Dictionary definitions for apples (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for apple

Idioms and Phrases with apples