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
  • The Los Angeles Police Department released a video that shows officers at the Valley jail manhandle an uncooperative inmate who died after he was left handcuffed with a bag over his head while laying prone on the bunk in his cell.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Canadian singer caused a commotion with her ensemble, showing off a head-to-toe Alaïa ensemble from the upcoming Archetypes spring 2027 collection.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Baumeister's son discovered a human skull in the woods at Fox Hollow Farm in 1994, but, according to reports, investigators did not search the property until June 1996.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Five days after Watkins’ skull was crushed in a parking lot, the 50-year-old woman died at a hospital.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Protein seems to be on everyone’s minds (and plates) these days, with many of us getting our fill from fish, beef, chicken, or plant proteins like beans, avocados, tofu, and tempeh.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The bean didn’t resemble anything obvious, but seemed important; King drew it frequently.
    Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums are carefully cultivated and tended through summer to produce the tight, abundant domes of little flowers gardeners prize in autumn.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • And the 20-mm silk-dome tweeters handle the top end unbelievably well for this price range, delivering clear, detailed, and clean highs.
    Joe Salas August 28, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026
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
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“Melon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melon. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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