melon ball

ˈmɛlən bɔːl

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Definition of melon ball - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fruitsmall sphere of melon fruit

She added a melon ball to the fruit salad.

cookingtool for scooping round pieces of melon

Use a melon ball to make the salad look fancy.

baller

scoop

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small sphere of melon fruit
tool for scooping round pieces of melon

Expressions with melon ball

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melon ball scooper

kitchen tool for scooping round pieces of melon

She used a melon ball scooper for the fruit salad.

Expressions with melon

cut a melon

slice a melon into pieces

She used a sharp knife to cut a melon for the fruit salad.

honeydew melon

melon with sweet green flesh and smooth pale rind

I bought a honeydew melon for the picnic.

rock melon

another term for cantaloupe

Rock melon is a popular summer fruit.

melon baller

small tool for scooping melon into balls

She used a melon baller to make a fruit salad.

sweet melon

vine with sweet, musky-smelling fruit

The sweet melon grows best in warm climates.

casaba melon

type of melon with wrinkled yellow skin

She bought a casaba melon at the farmers' market.

Expressions with ball

dirt ball

small compact mass of soil or earth

She found a dirt ball in the garden.

play ball

start or engage in a game of ball

The teams are ready to play ball at the whistle..

ball up

crumple or squeeze into a ball

She balled up the note and threw it in the trash.

crystal ball

glass sphere used for fortune-telling

The fortune-teller gazed into her crystal ball.

move the ball forward

make the ball go closer to the goal or target

The team worked together to move the ball forward.

run with the ball

move quickly while holding a ball

The player decided to run with the ball towards the goal.

ball of fire

person with a lot of energy and works hard

She is a real ball of fire at work.

ball of fluff

small, soft mass of fibrous or woolly material

She cleaned the ball of fluff from her sweater..

ball of wax

everything involved, the entire matter or situation

Once you see the numbers, you will understand the whole ball of wax.

drop the ball

fail to fulfill responsibilities or duties

He dropped the ball on the project deadline.

Examples of melon ball in a sentence

The children enjoyed eating each melon ball with delight.
A melon ball can also be used for other fruits.
She bought a new melon ball for her kitchen.

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French:boule de melon, cuillère parisienne, ...
German:Melonenbällchen, Werkzeug zum Ausstechen von Melonenkugeln, ...
Italian:pallina di melone, scavino per melone, ...
Spanish:bola de melón, sacabolas de melón, ...
Portuguese:bola de melão, boleador de melão, ...
Chinese:瓜球, 挖球器, ...
Japanese:メロンボール, メロンボーラー, ...
Arabic:كُرَة شَمَّام, مِغْرَفَة بَطِّيخ, ...
Hebrew:כַּדּוּר מֶלוֹן, כַּף כַּדּוּרֵי מֶלוֹן, ...
Russian:шарик дыни, инструмент для вырезания шариков из дыни, ...
Ukrainian:кулька дині, ложка для кульок дині, ...
Hindi:खरबूजे का गोला, तरबूज बॉल स्कूपर, ...
Bengali:খরমুজ বা তরমুজের ছোট গোল টুকরা, তরমুজ বল, ...
Catalan:bola de meló, eina per fer boles de meló, ...
Czech:melounová kulička, vykrajovač na meloun, ...
Danish:melonkugle, melonbold, ...
Dutch:meloenbolletje, meloenbolletjeslepel, ...
Greek:μπάλα πεπονιού, εργαλείο για στρογγυλά κομμάτια πεπονιού, ...
Hungarian:dinnyegolyó, karalábévájó, ...
Khmer:គ្រាប់ឪឡឹក, ស្លាបព្រាកោសផ្លែឪឡឹក, ...
Korean:멜론볼, 멜론볼 스쿱, ...
Persian:توپک خربزه, قاشق توپی خربزه, ...
Polish:kula melona, łyżka do kulek melona, ...
Portuguese (BR):bola de melão, boleador de melão, ...
Romanian:bilă de pepene, lingură pentru bile de pepene, ...
Swedish:melonkula, melonbollssked, ...
Thai:เมลอนที่คว้านเป็นลูกกลมเล็ก, ที่ตักลูกเมลอน, ...
Turkish:kavun topu, kavun topu kaşığı, ...
Vietnamese:viên dưa, dụng cụ múc dưa lưới, ...

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