Definitions for melon

melon mel·on

Spelling: [mel-uh n]
IPA: /ˈmɛl ən/

Melon is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in melon (elmno).

Definitions for melon

noun

  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 blowhole.
  4. Informal. a large extra dividend, often in the form of stock, to be distributed to stockholders: any windfall of money to be divided among specified participants.

Origin of melon

1350-1400; Middle English Late Latin mēlōn- (stem of mēlō), short for mēlopepō Greek mēlopépōn apple-shaped melon, equivalent to mêlo(n) apple + pépōn pepo

Examples for melon

The melon capital was probably not in use after the sixth century.

But how could they bronze that stubby little body, the melon head, the double chin?

Rachel “Bunny” melon wanted John to be the next president so he could “rescue America.”

It was littered with rotting straw and plum stones and melon seeds.

There she stopped, and, turning, extended her hands for the melon.

You can't always tell by the looks of a melon what's inside it, my son.

Meanwhile he hid a note in a piece of melon and gave it to a young Jew.

He had been reading an article on Nestorianism when the melon was brought in.

Trim trousers in nubby shades of lilac were paired with jackets in iridescent hues of melon.

You 'll send me a melon, at least, of my own raising, won't you?

Word Value for melon
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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