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watermelon Definition

water·melon (-mel′ən)

noun

  1. a large, round or oblong, edible fruit with a hard, green rind and sweet, juicy, pink or red pulp containing many seeds
  2. the widely cultivated, tropical African trailing vine (Citrullus lanatus) of the gourd family, on which it grows

Etymology: water + melon: from its abundant watery juice

watermelon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • eat: The process to master hypnotic selling is the same way you would eat a watermelon; one bite at a time.
  • put: If you put a watermelon in your carrier-bag it takes on the shape of a watermelon.
  • steal: I said to myself: " What ought a boy to do who has stolen a green watermelon?
  • produce: Produces watermelons up to 9 pounds in weight with an 8 inch diameter.
  • buy: Elliot and Joel bought giant watermelons and David bought some grapes.
  • scoff: Made all the worse by watching the supervisor sat under a shady tree scoffing watermelon while us silly eejits worked!

Adjective modifier

  • green: I said to myself: " What ought a boy to do who has stolen a green watermelon?
  • square: Then there's the controversy over who invented the square watermelon.
  • sweet: For dessert a big chuck of sweet, juicy watermelon is served.
  • wonderful: This wonderful giant watermelon was originally developed by Reuben F. Kolb of Alabama in the 1880's.
  • juicy: For dessert a big chuck of sweet, juicy watermelon is served.
  • ripe: Tasting Notes: On the nose are aromas of fragrant red berries, ripe watermelon and a hint of creamy vanilla.

Modifies a noun

  • mosaic: Protection of transgenic plants expressing the coat protein gene of watermelon mosaic virus II or zucchini yellow mosaic virus against six potyviruses.
  • seed: The pods contain four series of oval holes, each bearing a seed like a watermelon seed.
  • variety: Moon and Stars is quickly becoming a very popular and much in demand watermelon variety.
  • virus: Protection of transgenic plants expressing the coat protein gene of watermelon mosaic virus II or zucchini yellow mosaic virus against six potyviruses.
  • red: Oh and my hair is now " watermelon red " .
  • juice: Sipping an iced watermelon juice, I was impressed by the scope of the menu.

Noun used with modifier

  • heirloom: This is one of the sweetest heirloom watermelons you can raise in your home garden.
  • icebox: The White Wonder Watermelon produces a good crop of small, 3 to 10 pound, round icebox type watermelons.