to cut a melon

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• melon — [mel′ən] n. [OFr < LL melo (gen. melonis), for L melopepo < Gr mēlopepōn, melon < mēlon, apple + pepōn, ripe] 1. any of several large, juicy, thick skinned, many seeded fruits of certain trailing plants of the gourd family, as the… …   English World dictionary

• melon — n. 1 the sweet fruit of various gourds. 2 the gourd producing this (honeydew melon; water melon). Phrases and idioms: cut the melon 1 decide a question. 2 share abundant profits among a number of people. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL melo onis abbr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• melon — /ˈmɛlən / (say meluhn) noun 1. the fruit of any of various members of the family Cucurbitaceae as the paddy melon, Cucumis myriocarpus. 2. Colloquial a head. 3. Colloquial a stupid person; fool. –phrase 4. cut a melon, US Colloquial to declare a… …  

• Melon ball — For the cocktail of the same name, see List of cocktails. A watermelon baller Melon balls are balls of melon made using a melon baller that varies from around 1 centimetre to 3 centimetres (about 3/8 inch to 1 inch). They are… …   Wikipedia

• melon — /mel euhn/, n. 1. the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon. 2. medium crimson or deep pink. 3. the visible upper portion of the head of a surfacing whale or dolphin, including the beak, eyes, and… …   Universalium

• Melon heads — melonhead redirects here. For the rare whale species, see Melon headed whale. Melon Heads Velvet Street, location of the Trumbull Melon Head story Data Country …   Wikipedia

• Melon (band) — For other uses, see Melon (disambiguation). Melon (band) Origin New York Genres New Wave, post punk, synthpop, funk Associated acts Melon Tycoon Tosh Group of Gods Love T.K.O Major Force Skylab Haj …   Wikipedia

• melon ball — noun a bite of melon cut as a sphere • Hypernyms: ↑melon …   Useful english dictionary

• melon baller — /ˈmɛlən bɔlə/ (say meluhn bawluh) noun a kitchen utensil designed to cut round balls of melon from the soft inner flesh …  

• melon baller — noun A small tool used to cut round sections of melons and other soft fruits …   Wiktionary

• Bitter melon — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia