watermelon

noun

wa·​ter·​mel·​on ˈwȯ-tər-ˌme-lən 

ˈwä-

1

: a large oblong or roundish fruit with a hard green or white rind often striped or variegated, a sweet watery pink, yellowish, or red pulp, and usually many seeds

2

: a widely cultivated African vine (Citrullus lanatus synonym C. vulgaris) of the gourd family that bears watermelons

Examples of watermelon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Things reached a boiling point when Forbes suggested filming a scene where Gallagher visited a grocery store to select watermelons for his act. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024

Her caretakers offered her fruit platters featuring watermelon carved with the local name spellings for Trump and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. —Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024

Hinchcliffe’s material also included a joke about watermelon directed at a Black audience member, and an antisemitic joke about Jewish people being cheap. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024

Case in point: Nearly every kind of pre-washed greens, crisp and clean cucumbers, and in most cases, watermelon. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

watermelon

noun

wa·​ter·​mel·​on ˈwȯt-ər-ˌmel-ən 

ˈwät-

1

: a large oblong or rounded fruit with a hard outer shell, a sweet red juicy pulp, and usually many seeds

2

: a widely grown African vine of the gourd family that produces watermelons