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
- I like to eat watermelon in summer.
- Watermelons are immune to the disease.
- The first to crack the watermelon open wins.
- The young country girl sells the watermelon.
- One of the ways to refuse this is to serve watermelon.
- The badge also features a watermelon, a symbol of the city.
- This island is the largest producer of watermelon in Maldives.
- The fruit is golf ball sized with the coloring of a watermelon.
- It was the nature of the negro then, as now, to steal watermelons.
- If the watermelon was red, everyone was able to feast on the offering.
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