- the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- medium crimson or deep pink.
- the visible upper portion of the head of a surfacing whale or dolphin, including the beak, eyes, and blowhole.
- Informal.
- a large extra dividend, often in the form of stock, to be distributed to stockholders: Profits zoomed so in the last quarter that the corporation cut a nice melon.
- any windfall of money to be divided among specified participants.
- any of several varieties of two cucurbitaceous vines, cultivated for their edible fruit
- the fruit of any of these plants, which has a hard rind and juicy flesh
- to declare an abnormally high dividend to shareholders
