gourd
Dried decorative fruit
A gourd is the hard-shelled fruit of certain vines in the cucumber family, typically dried and hollowed out for use as a container, decoration, or musical instrument.
The term also refers to the plant itself.
Gourds come in a wide variety of shapes—from round to bottle-shaped to bizarrely lumpy—and are often displayed as autumn decorations alongside pumpkins.
Informally, gourd means head: Use your gourd!
If someone is out of their gourd, they're crazy or intoxicated.
Gourd family plant
- squashFlatten by pressure
- pumpkinLarge orange autumn gourd
- zucchiniElongated green summer squash
- melonSweet-fleshed gourd fruit
watermelon · cantaloupe · cucumber · loofah · vine · tendril · climbing · seedling
Post-summer cooling period
- pumpkinLarge orange autumn gourd
- squashFlatten by pressure
- fallDescend under gravity
- thanksgivingExpression of grateful praise
cornucopia · farmstand · cider · hayride · scarecrow · patch · picking · seasonal
Gourd used as vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- canteenPortable liquid container
- flaskPortable liquid container
- dipperVessel for scooping liquids
water carrier · ladle · bowl · rattle · birdhouse · storage · dried · cured
Formal event marking occasions
- offeringSomething presented or given
- calabashGourd used as vessel
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- libationCeremonial drink offering
divination · spiritual · traditional · sacred · fertility · blessing · shrine · vessel
Shaping by cutting away
- paintingPigment on canvas
- pyrographyDecorative burning on surfaces
- decoratingAdding aesthetic elements
- driedStripped of moisture
ornamental · birdhouse · lacquerware · etching · beading · mosaic · inlay · artisan
Handheld gourd rattles
- guiroSerrated gourd idiophone
- rattleShaking sound maker
- percussionSound through impact
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
shaker · rhythm · instrument · acoustic · traditional · seeds · dried
cucurbit
Gourd family plant
melon · watermelon · cantaloupe · cucumber · loofah · vine · tendril · climbing · seedling · cultivar
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
thanksgiving · cornucopia · farmstand · cider · hayride · scarecrow · patch · picking · seasonal · farmers market
calabash
Gourd used as vessel
dipper · water carrier · ladle · bowl · rattle · birdhouse · storage · dried · cured · hollowed
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- offeringSomething presented or given
- calabashGourd used as vessel
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
libation · divination · spiritual · traditional · sacred · fertility · blessing · shrine · vessel · symbolic
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- paintingPigment on canvas
- pyrographyDecorative burning on surfaces
- decoratingAdding aesthetic elements
dried · ornamental · birdhouse · lacquerware · etching · beading · mosaic · inlay · artisan · rattles
maracas
Handheld gourd rattles
- guiroSerrated gourd idiophone
- rattleShaking sound maker
- percussionSound through impact
resonator · shaker · rhythm · instrument · acoustic · traditional · seeds · dried
- Cucurbitssquash, pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini, melon
- shamanic toolsdrum, rattle, medicine bag, smudge stick, sage bundle
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- bottlesglass bottle, beer bottle, wine bottle, water bottle, milk bottle
- containersbag, bags, box, boxes, bottle
- storage containersbin, basket, chest, crate, totes
gourdmelon
Sweet-fleshed gourd fruit
watermelon · cantaloupe · honeydew · berry · grape
- dried gourd
- bitter gourdKnobby, acrid Asian vegetable
- gourd resonatorHollow dried fruit amplifier
- ornamental gourdInedible squash for display
- gourd family
- gourd carvingShaping dried squash shells