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hazel

/ˈheɪzəl/noun, adjective2 syllables

Hazel means: Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts.

Synonyms for hazel6

noun, as in Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

hazel tree, Pomaderris apetala

noun, as in any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

hazelnut, hazelnut tree

adjective, as in of a light brown or yellowish brown color

chromatic

also used for hazel

filbert

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What does hazel mean?5

noun

1

Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

2

any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

3

the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)

4

a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes

adjective

1

of a light brown or yellowish brown color

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hazel?2

two syllables

three syllables

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Hazel in a sentence

  • Wolverines catch a lot of hares, black grouse, hazel grouse, and small rodents.Chus
  • The lady looked quickly up, with an angry gleam in her hazel eyes.Hybrid
  • I met a beautiful girl with hazel eyes.CK
  • You have such beautiful, hazel eyes.lukaszpp
  • There were pride, valour, and strength in his thick brows, his sensitive nostrils, and his large hazel eyes.Hybrid
  • Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.fcbond
  • The wool sweater that Matthew wore was a dark shade of green that complemented his hazel eyes.Amastan

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Forms of hazel

as a noun

plural
hazels

as a adjective

comparative
hazeler
superlative
hazelest