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gourd
gourd is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceae; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 7 senses
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- 1noun
A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceae; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.
- 2noun
A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.
- 3noun
A false die. See Gord.
- 4noun
Alt. of Gourde
- 5noun
bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
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- 6noun
any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
- 7noun
any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
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