gourd

[ gawrd, gohrd, goord ]

/ gɔrd, goʊrd, gʊərd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR gourd ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria(white-flowered gourd, or bottle gourd ), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo(yellow-flowered gourd ), used ornamentally.Compare gourd family.

a plant bearing such a fruit.

a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc.

a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask.

Idioms for gourd

out of / off one's gourd, Slang. out of one's mind; crazy.

Origin of gourd

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English gourd(e), courde, from Anglo-French (Old French cöorde ), from Latin cucurbita

OTHER WORDS FROM gourd

gourdlike, adjective

Words nearby gourd

goundou, Gounod, go up, go up in flames, gourami, gourd, gourd cup, gourde, gourd family, gourmand, gourmandise

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Example sentences from the Web for gourd

Teammates would get calls from Ellis out of his gourd at 3:30 a.m. on nights before games.
‘No No,’ a Documentary on MLB Pitcher Dock Ellis, Who Pitched a No-Hitter While Tripping on Acid|Marlow Stern|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A gourd is tied to an upper branch of a palm which is then tapped and the sap drops into the vessel.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State|Marcus Dorman
This was probably the Wild Vine or gourd which the young prophet gathered, and which produced "death in the pot."
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
Then a gourd comes up over Jonah and protects him from the sun, but the next day it withers.
My Religion|Leo Tolstoy

He lifted a smiling moonlit face; his half-suppressed laugh echoed gurglingly in the gourd.
The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
Suddenly the old man raised his lean hand, shaking a gourd filled with pebbles, and began softly to chant.
The Heart of the Desert|Honor Willsie Morrow

British Dictionary definitions for gourd

gourd

/ (ɡʊəd) /

noun

the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous or similar plants, esp the bottle gourd and some squashes, whose dried shells are used for ornament, drinking cups, etc

any plant that bears this fruitSee also sour gourd, dishcloth gourd, calabash

a bottle or flask made from the dried shell of the bottle gourd

a small bottle shaped like a gourd

Derived forms of gourd

gourdlike, adjectivegourd-shaped, adjective

Word Origin for gourd

C14: from Old French gourde, ultimately from Latin cucurbita

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gourd
释义	gourd [ gawrd, gohrd, goord ] / gɔrd, goʊrd, gʊərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gourd ON THESAURUS.COM noun the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria(white-flowered gourd, or bottle gourd ), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo(yellow-flowered gourd ), used ornamentally.Compare gourd family. a plant bearing such a fruit. a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc. a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask. Idioms for gourd out of / off one's gourd, Slang. out of one's mind; crazy. Origin of gourd First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English gourd(e), courde, from Anglo-French (Old French cöorde ), from Latin cucurbita OTHER WORDS FROM gourd gourdlike, adjective Words nearby gourd goundou, Gounod, go up, go up in flames, gourami, gourd, gourd cup, gourde, gourd family, gourmand, gourmandise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gourd Teammates would get calls from Ellis out of his gourd at 3:30 a.m. on nights before games. ‘No No,’ a Documentary on MLB Pitcher Dock Ellis, Who Pitched a No-Hitter While Tripping on Acid\|Marlow Stern\|February 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A gourd is tied to an upper branch of a palm which is then tapped and the sap drops into the vessel. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State\|Marcus Dorman This was probably the Wild Vine or gourd which the young prophet gathered, and which produced "death in the pot." The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot Then a gourd comes up over Jonah and protects him from the sun, but the next day it withers. My Religion\|Leo Tolstoy He lifted a smiling moonlit face; his half-suppressed laugh echoed gurglingly in the gourd. The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls\|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree) Suddenly the old man raised his lean hand, shaking a gourd filled with pebbles, and began softly to chant. The Heart of the Desert\|Honor Willsie Morrow British Dictionary definitions for gourd gourd / (ɡʊəd) / noun the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous or similar plants, esp the bottle gourd and some squashes, whose dried shells are used for ornament, drinking cups, etc any plant that bears this fruitSee also sour gourd, dishcloth gourd, calabash a bottle or flask made from the dried shell of the bottle gourd a small bottle shaped like a gourd Derived forms of gourd gourdlike, adjectivegourd-shaped, adjective Word Origin for gourd C14: from Old French gourde, ultimately from Latin cucurbita Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gourd cantaloupe, papaya, watermelon, fruit, squash, beaker, jug, vial, urn, chalice, decanter, canteen, carafe, musk, casaba, honeydew, nutmeg, vine, jack-o'-lantern, crock
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gourd

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