gourd

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Synonyms: gour, gound, gould, gord, goud, goura, bourd, lourd, goure, gurd, sourd

Antonyms: gour, gound, gould, gord, goud, goura, bourd, lourd, goure, gurd, sourd

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Noun

1. Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard [[rind]] or shell, from the genera {{taxfmt|Lagenaria|genus}} and {{taxfmt|Cucurbita|genus}} (in {{taxfmt|Cucurbitaceae|family}}).
2. {{senseid|en|Q5339237}}A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in {{taxfmt|Lagenaria|genus}} or {{taxfmt|Cucurbita|genus}}.
3. The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family {{taxfmt|Cucurbitaceae|family}}, which includes [[watermelon]], [[pumpkins]], and [[cucumber]]s.
5. {{lb|en|informal}} [[loaded dice|Loaded dice]].<ref>{{cite-book|last=Brewer|first=Ebenezer Cobham|year=1898|title=Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pgoPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA541|publisher=Henry Altemus Company|page=541|accessdate=December 8, 2014}}</ref>
6. {{lb|en|slang}} A person's [[head]].

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