melon /ˈmɛlən/noun 11adjective 1forms 1phrases 1 noun11 •The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants.Six years ago, when Daniel Humm, the 33-year-old executive chef at Eleven Madison Park, was traveling in Barcelona, Spain, he discovered cooks grilling slices of melon and serving them at a tapas bar. — 2010 •Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. •Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others. •Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others. •Benincasa hispida, the winter melon. •Momordica charantia, the bitter melon. •A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh. •(slang) The head, the brain.Think! Use your melon! •[usually plural] (slang) The breasts.She indicated her left melon, underneath which lay the heart. “Because you stuck with me, and whether you ever said it or not, that is love.” — 1958 •A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations. •(Australia, disapproving) A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group. adjective1 •Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh. formsmelons Phrases with melon melon headA dimwit, a fool
