The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
Used in a Sentence
pumpkins
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pumpkins.
Editorial note
Alas, it sounds as if this is the classic Cinderella story with only mice and pumpkins at the end.
Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pumpkins gathered in one view.
A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
(uncountable) The typical color of the ripe fruit of the pumpkin plant.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pumpkins.
noun
The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
noun
A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
noun
(uncountable) The typical color of the ripe fruit of the pumpkin plant.
noun
(US) A term of endearment for someone small and cute.
Example sentences
Alas, it sounds as if this is the classic Cinderella story with only mice and pumpkins at the end.
On the Smashing Pumpkins track 'where the boys fear to tread' they sampled the rocket launcher sound.
Those chairs in the first picture (city on left, chairs on right) look like pumpkins.
You are talking about not hurting the 'end customer' who bought the pumpkins at the same price, just a bit earlier.
Pumpkin pie would probably be a better candidate as an iconic American dish, since pumpkins are at least native to North America.
Also there are unscrupulous farmers who grow pumpkins the size of small houses.
Billy Corgan has said the same thing about upcoming Smashing Pumpkins releases.
My point being, let's also blame pumpkins for the obesity epidemic.
Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins switched from EL-34's to Soviet KT-88 tubes in his Marshall giving him that super creamy distortion used in Siamese Dream.
Also, selling pumpkins at a high school football game?
I also really like the taste of vegetables like carrots, broccoli, fennel, pumpkins,...
>My point being, let's also blame pumpkins for the obesity epidemic.
Quote examples
I searched for Smashing Pumpkins, and it's pages of "1979 [A Tribute to the Smashing Pumpkins]" or "Disarm [In The Style Of The Smashing Pumpkins]".
Especially since many "vegetables" are fruits in the botanical sense; tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, bell and hot peppers.
If I tell you I am going to sell pumpkins at the high school football game, and you decide to sell pumpkins the week before therefore reducing the market of buyers for me, you didn't hurt the "consumer" you hurt me another seller.
Proper noun examples
Sports victories and losses in the USA are celebrated by riots and burning cars, as, for some reason, are Pumpkins.
I remember being in America a couple of years ago and finding a station that was playing things like Smashing Pumpkins, NIN and some modern math/post-rock stuff...
Cobblestone, Ice, Pumpkins, and Melons all do this and are thankfully Redstone distinguishable, so we at least have our endless supply of symbols for such a tape.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pumpkins in a sentence?
Alas, it sounds as if this is the classic Cinderella story with only mice and pumpkins at the end.
What does pumpkins mean?
The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
What part of speech is pumpkins?
pumpkins is commonly used as noun.