ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Grapefruit

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɡɹeɪp.fɹuːt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Grapefruit is a noun meaning The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.

Meaning

The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.

More Meanings

  1. The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
  2. (vulgar, usually in the plural) Large breasts; by extension, a woman with large breasts.

Example Sentences

Cupping her grapefruits in her hands, she closed her eyes and imagined her date grasping them, exploring their size, weight, and firmness.
In walked my supposedly dead niece Esmerelda wearing shorts that didn't exist and a top that made her grapefruits look like honeydews, if you get my drift.
Dan hauled her to the carpet as she fell limp over him. She stretched out on her back, her grapefruits, fitted snugly into her sturdy cotton bra, rock hard under his nose.
A new pair of grapefruits arrives with yet another tray of drinks. She says that they were sent by someone at another table and points a fingernail in the direction of our benefactor.

Word Forms

Synonyms for grapefruit

Depending on context, synonyms include breasts, pomelo, shaddock.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fruit, ball, balloon, pomelo, ugli, citrumelo.

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