The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), a display of the effects produced by firework devices. Fireworks competitions are also regularly held at a number of places.
A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly Cucurbita and Lagenaria or the fruit of the two genera of Bignoniaceae calabash tree, Crescentia and Amphitecna. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without.
Usage notes[edit] Gourmet emphasizes interest in quality of food and enjoyment of eating, sometimes to an obsessive degree: someone who âlives to eat rather than eating to liveâ. By contrast, a gourmand is someone more interested in quantity of food than quality. foodie.