hazel
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.
of or relating to the hazel.
made of the wood of the hazel.
having a light golden-brown color.
Origin of hazel
1Other words from hazel
- ha·zel·ly, adjective
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Other definitions for Hazel (2 of 2)
a female given name.
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How to use hazel in a sentence
A decade into her stay in this sterile, creepily scentless place, everything from hazel’s food intake to her sexual response has been quantified.
HBO Max's Offbeat Tech Satire Made for Love Goes Down Easy—Maybe Too Easy | Judy Berman | April 1, 2021 | TimeWhat he means is that he’s invented a device that will merge his consciousness with hazel’s.
HBO Max's Offbeat Tech Satire Made for Love Goes Down Easy—Maybe Too Easy | Judy Berman | April 1, 2021 | TimeThose plants included hazel shrubs, one of which appears just behind the Neandertal male, who is munching on a hazelnut.
Finds in a Spanish cave inspire an artistic take on warm-weather Neandertals | Bruce Bower | March 9, 2021 | Science NewsOn the other hand, since Perdue is an incumbent, hazel’s votes might be considered more of an “anti-incumbent” vote, which would then favor Ossoff.
Why A Split Verdict In Georgia Isn’t That Crazy | Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com) | December 30, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightShe was funny and brash, very New York and somewhere between Lucy and hazel.
His hazel eyes actually glimmer and his brown hair, barely beginning to salt and pepper, curls up around a Seattle Seahawks cap.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTGus 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 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 | THE DAILY BEASTHer hazel eyes were very round for a moment, then they narrowed, and little humorous lines formed at the corners of her lips.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe halted too, and turned to her, studying her gentle face, seeking to guess her mind in the clear hazel eyes she raised to his.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniShe had bright auburn hair, dark hazel eyes, a fair complexion, and a "dimpled chin."
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. BowerThe seeds resemble in size and taste those of the hazel; and the roots, when cooked, are said to taste like artichokes.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferShe had dark brown hair coming in bangs to the eyebrows, and her eyes were gold-hazel.
British Dictionary definitions for hazel
/ (ˈheɪzəl) /
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
Origin of hazel
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