pumpkin
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishFoodpumpkinpump‧kin /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ ●●○ noun1
[countable, uncountable]DF a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruitpumpkin pie2 American EnglishLOVE used when speaking to someone you loveExamples from the Corpuspumpkin• A pumpkin was worth four beans and a slave was worth up to 100.• A half-cup serving has more beta-carotene than fresh-cooked pumpkin.• It always made her look like a giant pumpkin.• Eventually, we patched things up with some pumpkin pie.• The key, says Cathey, is the balloon's unique pumpkin shape, and its fabric.• As for the usual pumpkin pie spices, she uses them sparingly.• What's wrong, pumpkin?Origin pumpkin (1600-1700) pumpion “pumpkin” ((16-19 centuries)), from French pompon “melon, pumpkin”, from Latin pepo
[countable, uncountable]DF a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruitpumpkin pie2 American EnglishLOVE used when speaking to someone you loveExamples from the Corpuspumpkin• A pumpkin was worth four beans and a slave was worth up to 100.• A half-cup serving has more beta-carotene than fresh-cooked pumpkin.• It always made her look like a giant pumpkin.• Eventually, we patched things up with some pumpkin pie.• The key, says Cathey, is the balloon's unique pumpkin shape, and its fabric.• As for the usual pumpkin pie spices, she uses them sparingly.• What's wrong, pumpkin?Origin pumpkin (1600-1700) pumpion “pumpkin” ((16-19 centuries)), from French pompon “melon, pumpkin”, from Latin pepo- top hat
- top hat pension
- top hatted etc
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- top level
- top level domain
- top level management
- top line
- top lip
- top management
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- top marks
- top marks for effort etc
- top marks for persistence etc
- top marks for trying etc
- top notch
- top of the line
- Top of the Pops
- top of the range
- top off
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- top priority