gourd

Plural: gourds

Noun

• A fleshy, hard-shelled fruit, typically used for decorative purposes.
• bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
• any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
• any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
• Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
• A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
• The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
• Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
• Loaded dice.
• A person's head.

Examples

• I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.
• Playing GOURD gave him a solid, if not spectacular, score.

Synonyms

calabash, gourd vine

Related Words

basket, bucket, calabash, calabaza, cucurbitaceous