melon

Definition of melonnext
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth The ball missed her glove and she's got one gnarly bump on her melon as a result.

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Noun
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Three glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday.
    HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Multiple surgeries have tried to repair bones in her inner ear and her skull.
    Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The man who had been shot in the head appeared to be in his 30s and was losing blood profusely, his skull shattered.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At breakfast, there’s avocado toast, omelets, pancakes, and a traditional Costa Rican breakfast with eggs, plantains, rice and beans, pico de gallo, avocado slices, and soft white cheese made in-house.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But before take off, the birds have to bulk up, through a hefty diet of corn, beans and wheat, Weegman said.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Crispy, golden bunuelos filled with mushroom pate.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Despite his impassive eyes, balding pate, and slit of a smile, Robert Duvall could be volcanic and melancholic, mysterious and straightforward, vengeful and merciful.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Uluru–Kata Tjuṯa National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site) includes the monolith itself and rock domes to the west, and is a sacred place to the Aṉangu people, who are among the world’s oldest living cultures.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
  • With its open, modular architecture, the integral air and missile defence dome with artificial intelligence is fully compatible with existing air defence systems.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Quincy Magoo could plainly see that Darnell Nurse knocked Nathan MacKinnon straight into Connor Ingram’s noggin.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • On the home stretch, bag five is the head construction, and the most technical part of the build, similar to Mario’s noggin in the brilliant Super Mario and Standard Kart (72037) set from 2025.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Melon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melon. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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