gourd
nounUS /ɡʊɚd/ · /ɡʊəd/
Etymology From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.
1
Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
2
A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
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
Obsolete Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
5
Informal Loaded dice.
6
Slang A person's head.
- I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.
- Derived terms
37 terms
ash gourd, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, Chinese snake gourd, coyote gourd, dishcloth gourd, fig-leaf gourd, gooseberry gourd, gourder, gourdful, gourdification, gourdlike, gourd rattle, gourdworm, ivy gourd, like a martin to his gourd, like a martin to its gourd, Malabar gourd, Missouri gourd, out of one's gourd, pilgrim's gourd, saw gourds, serpent gourd, shepherd's gourd, slipper gourd, snake gourd, soap gourd, sour gourd, sponge gourd, squash and gourd bee, succade gourd, tallow gourd, towel gourd, wax gourd, West Indian gourd, white gourd, winter gourd- Related terms
- basket, bucket, calabash, calabaza, cucurbitaceous