LEMON
Scrabble letter values: L1E1M3O1N1 = 7
Definition
- noun yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
- noun a strong yellow color. — synonyms: gamboge, lemon_yellow, maize
- noun a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit. — synonyms: lemon_tree, Citrus_limon
- noun a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons.
- noun an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory. — synonyms: stinker
Examples
- “He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.”
- “A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.”
- “You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.”