The difference between Chestnut and Conker

When used as nouns, chestnut means a tree or shrub of the genus castanea, whereas conker means a horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.


Chestnut is also adjective with the meaning: of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chestnut and Conker

  1. Chestnut as a noun:

    A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.

  2. Chestnut as a noun:

    The nut of this tree or shrub.

  3. Chestnut as a noun (uncountable):

    A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.

    Examples:

    "color pane551608"

  4. Chestnut as a noun:

    A reddish-brown horse.

  5. Chestnut as a noun (uncountable):

    The wood of a chestnut tree.

  6. Chestnut as a noun (idiomatic):

    (Often "old chestnut") An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective.

  7. Chestnut as a noun:

    A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.

  8. Chestnut as a noun (UK):

    horse-chestnut

  1. Chestnut as an adjective:

    Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

  1. Conker as a noun (British):

    A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.