cranberry UK /ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/US /ˈkɹæn.bɛr.i/noun 3adjective 1verb 1forms 3 noun3 •The edible red berry of that shrub. •An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry. •A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. adjective1 •Of the intense red colour of a cranberry. verb1 •(Appalachia, informal) To gather wild cranberries. formscranberried · cranberrying · cranberries