hazel

[ hey-zuh l ]

/ ˈheɪ zəl /

noun

any shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Corylus, of the birch family, having toothed, ovate leaves and bearing edible nuts, as C. avellana, of Europe, or C. americana and C. cornuta, of the Western Hemisphere.

any of several other shrubs or trees, as an Australian shrub, Pomaderris apetala.

the wood of any of these trees.

the hazelnut or filbert.

light golden brown, as the color of a hazelnut.

adjective

of or relating to the hazel.

made of the wood of the hazel.

having a light golden-brown color.

Origin of hazel

before 900; Middle English hasel; Old English hæs(e)l; cognate with German Hasel, Old Norse hasl, Latin corylus hazel shrub

OTHER WORDS FROM hazel

ha·zel·ly, adjective

Words nearby hazel

hazard warning device, hazardous, hazardous waste, hazchem, haze, hazel, hazel crest, hazel grouse, hazel park, hazelhen, hazelnut

Definition for hazel (2 of 2)

Hazel

[ hey-zuh l ]

/ ˈheɪ zəl /

noun

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for hazel

His hazel eyes actually glimmer and his brown hair, barely beginning to salt and pepper, curls up around a Seattle Seahawks cap.

He Bullies Kids and Calls It News |Brandy Zadrozny |June 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Never have two people been more in love than Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace Lancaster, and now one of them is about to die.

Ranking the Saddest Scenes in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ |Kevin Fallon |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Gus asks Hazel to speak at his eventual funeral, but decides he wants to hear what she has to say first.

Ranking the Saddest Scenes in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ |Kevin Fallon |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The movie ends with Hazel actually happy—she made the choice to be in love with Gus, and she likes that choice.

Ranking the Saddest Scenes in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ |Kevin Fallon |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In Fault, Hazel is very fixated on meeting her idol, author Peter van Houten.

Shailene Woodley on ‘The Fault in Our Stars,’ That Nasty 'Time' Piece, and the F-Word |Marlow Stern |June 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Color flew into her thin cheeks, and the eyes that stared at Hazel's straw tam-o'-shanter grew dim.

Jewel's Story Book |Clara Louise Burnham
"I should not be here had not Tommy and Hazel dragged me out," declared Margery.

The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas |Janet Aldridge
Hazel ran out into the water until she was up to her neck, then she swam out.

The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea |Janet Aldridge
There was a slumbering devil in Miss Hazel Weir, and it took little to wake her temper.

North of Fifty-Three |Bertrand W. Sinclair
Like many other plants, the hazel has two kinds of flowers, which come out before the leaves.

Miscellanea |Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for hazel

hazel

/ (ˈheɪzəl) /

noun

Also called: cob any of several shrubs of the N temperate genus Corylus, esp C. avellana, having oval serrated leaves and edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae

the wood of any of these trees

short for hazelnut

a light yellowish-brown colour
(as adjective)hazel eyes

Word Origin for hazel

Old English hæsel; related to Old Norse hasl, Old High German hasala, Latin corylus, Old Irish coll

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hazel

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adjective

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Definition for hazel (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for hazel

British Dictionary definitions for hazel

noun

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Learning

hazel

noun

adjective

Origin of hazel

OTHER WORDS FROM hazel

Words nearby hazel

Definition for hazel (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to hazel

Example sentences from the Web for hazel

British Dictionary definitions for hazel

noun

Word Origin for hazel