Definitions for gourd

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gourd gourd

Spelling: [gawrd, gohrd, goo rd]

IPA: /gɔrd, goʊrd, gʊərd/

Gourd is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 52 anagrams from letters in gourd (dgoru).

Definitions for gourd

noun

1. the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally. Compare gourd family.
2. a plant bearing such a fruit.
3. a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc.
4. a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask.

Idioms

1. out of / off one's gourd, Slang. out of one's mind; crazy.

Origin of gourd

1275-1325; Middle English gourd(e), courde Anglo-French (Old French cöorde) Latin cucurbita

Examples for gourd

"I went all the way," answered Allan, lifting the gourd of well-water to his lips.

With her head bent forward, she stared at some petals that had fallen from the gourd.

Teammates would get calls from Ellis out of his gourd at 3:30 a.m. on nights before games.

"Dip her deep, son," he would say as he emptied the gourd and sent the boy for more.

He provided himself also with a pilgrim's staff and a gourd to drink from.

Here's a gourd, there's a yeast powder can, and there's a tin cup.

During all this, some added to the noise by rattling pebbles in a gourd.

When the gourd is all flourishing, a worm may unseen be preying at its root!

He placed the gourd on the edge of the table where we could all see it.

Mrs. Ralston, unobserved, went to the table and picked up the gourd.