melon

noun

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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  1. head
  2. skull
  3. bean
  4. pate
  5. dome
  6. noggin
Noun
  • Mayflies hovering around our heads were bound to attract bats, and bats creep me out.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Sunderland were, according to Transfermarkt, the division’s lowest spenders at £66million, but that lower turnover helped preserve the tactical identity implemented by head coach Regis Le Bris last season.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of head
Noun
  • Anna Johnson’s 2015 Betulina Brooch, meanwhile, combines an egret skull with rainbow moonstones, raw diamonds, mica, shelf mushrooms, and silver.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In California in 2024, when Dalilah was 5 years old, she was hit by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer and suffered several critical injuries, including a broken femur and skull fractures.
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of skull
Noun
  • Today’s recipe One key to the success of Daniele Uditi’s pasta e fagioli is the beans — pale yellow Peruanos from Mexico by way of Peru instead of the more traditional Italian cannellini beans.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Nonprofits sell food like ham and beans, hot chocolate, and bread-bowl soup.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of bean
Noun
  • The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pate
Noun
  • Signs point towards the heat dome holding fairly steady across the Plains through the next two weeks before temperatures trend back towards average.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Many of the 76 rooms and suites include private terraces overlooking Gran Via with the upper floor rooms facing the ornate gold dome of the Metropolis, one of Madrid’s most famous buildings.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dome
Noun
  • Both Elysium and Upgrade contain their fair share of split noggins, but no film does it quite as jovially or consistently as Dredd.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Shanahan doesn’t slam his head into 300-pound linemen for a living, but the 49ers aren’t taking any chances with his noggin’.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Definition of noggin
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