melon

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
  • Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.
    John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
  • Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.
    J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • Both 28-year-old boxers underwent operations for subdural haematoma, or bleeding inside the skull, the reports said.
    Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
  • There’s Plunderer’s Punch (black spiced rum, blackberry, lime and vanilla) in souvenir pirate skull mug for $46.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • To extract more coffee from the beans, use a relatively high ratio of water to coffee (8 to 1 by weight).
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Three hours into the call, officers deployed less-lethal bean bag rounds and a K-9 unit to subdue him.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The pate is made with fish meat harvested to reduce leftover waste from caviar farming, according to the company’s website.
    Camila Pedrosa July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
  • The restaurant is far from an afterthought of the distillery experience, offering a menu of mostly small plates, including pate en croute, beef tartare, trout dip with saltines, frog legs, and gnocchi with mushroom ragu.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Listen to this week’s episode to learn how ancient Persians built ice-making domes in the desert and why thin, tasty waffles may have saved Britain from ice cream extinction.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Here are a few examples from my creative noggin: Barklet.com – A boutique for small-breed dog gear (bark + bracelet or trinket).
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • His split noggin bobs in a direct re-creation of the way the show once depicted Hussein, underlining a link between the two figures.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Melon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melon. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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