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| jack-o'-lantern |
a pumpkin that is hollowed out and has a face carved into it and a candle in the bottom. Jack-o'-lanterns are used at Halloween as lamps or decorations. |
| pumpkin |
A pumpkin is a large, round fruit that has a hard skin on the outside and has big seeds inside. Pumpkins are usually orange or yellow, and they grow on vines close to the ground. Pumpkins are a fruit, but they are not sweet like most fruits. When we eat pumpkins, we have to cook them. In America, people like to use pumpkins for decoration in the fall and especially around Halloween time. |
| whoever |
"Whoever" means "anyone that" or "every person that." If you say "Whoever tries my mom's pumpkin pie always likes it," you mean that any person that tries the pie likes it. [1/3 definitions] |
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