watermelon
IPA: wˈɔtɝmɛɫʌn
noun
- A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
- The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black pips.
- (derogatory, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist.
- (color) A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
- A project that is presented as on schedule when it actually has parts that are falling behind.
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Examples of "watermelon" in Sentences
- To borrow from Freud, sometimes a watermelon is just a watermelon.
- A sign which shows Obama eating watermelon is clearly appealing to racism.
- Because of its high water content, watermelon is a very low-calorie snack.
- Inside, the watermelon is bright red, turgid with juice, with a crisp texture and a thin rind.
- From Antibes and Sardinia, we have another fruit called a watermelon, which is well known in Jamaica, and some of our other colonies.
- Yes | No | Report from bamaoutdoorsman93 wrote 14 weeks 6 days ago arbogast hula popper, zoom trick worm in watermelon seed, charteusse tiki stick worm, buzz bait, heddon tiny torpedo, beetle spin, original rapala
- Just a couple of months ago, many in the liberal blogosphere were up in arms that a college prof was forced to resign for using an exam question in which “Condoleezza” drops a watermelon from the roof of a government building.
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