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Word entry · 10 letters

watermelon

Best crossword clue

"Large green picnic fruit"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/Part of speech nounSorted aeelmnortwStarts with WEnds with N7 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a large melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery flesh

Word origin

From the 1610s, a compound of water + melon. Compare French melon d'eau, German Wassermelone, and Spanish melón de agua.

Used in a sentence

  • The nuts and bolts of any project are transparency. If the project status is transparent, the watermelons can’t arise. If anybody is able to get the information, it will be difficult to hide something.
  • As a PMO [project management officer], wherever I see watermelon reporting, I encourage the PM [project manager] to be brave and honest enough to ask for help.
  • [see title]

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues

01Large green picnic fruit10 letters
02Large green-rinded fruit10 letters
03Large juicy summer fruit10 letters
04Large striped fruit10 letters
05Seeded picnic fruit10 letters
06Striped summer fruit10 letters
07Summer picnic fruit10 letters

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