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S vs Gourd - What's the difference?

s | gourd |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun gourd is

any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera lagenaria'' and ''cucurbita (in cucurbitaceae).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    gourd

    English

    (wikipedia gourd)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria'' and ''Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
  • A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria'' or ''Cucurbita .
  • The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
  • (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
  • (informal) loaded dice.
  • (slang) Head.
    • I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd .

    Derived terms

    * gourdful

    See also

    * basket * bucket * calabash * calabaza

    External links

    * American Gourd Society

    References

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