squashes

Squashes are a type of vegetable that are usually cooked and eaten as a side dish. They are usually boiled or steamed, and they have a soft, squishy texture.

  • Squashes are a type of vegetable that you can eat boiled or steamed.

Definition of squashes

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A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.

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A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.

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A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.

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Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.

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Something unripe or soft.

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A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.

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An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.

verb

To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.

verb

To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.

verb

To suppress; to force into submission.

noun

A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.

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Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.

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The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.

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Muskrat.

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Example Sentences for squashes

  • 1

    That is the way of squashing the orange.

  • 2

    I squashed potatoes to eat.

  • 3

    He squashed fruits by accident.

  • 4

    There is a special machine that squashes vegetables.

  • 5

    The baby squashed cake with his body.

  • 6

    The lady squashed vegetables to make juice.

  • 7

    The Emperor ordered him to squash the incident immediately.

  • 8

    He enjoys squash and the therapeutic attractions of gardening.

  • 9

    The stadium will host the sports Badminton and Squash for the Games.

  • 10

    What did he squash just now