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nut
1[nuht]
noun
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
the kernel itself.
Botany.a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn.
any of various devices or ornaments resembling a nut.
a block, usually of metal and generally square or hexagonal, perforated with a threaded hole so that it can be screwed down on a bolt to hold together objects through which the bolt passes.
Slang.the head.
Slang.
a person who is very enthusiastic about something; buff; enthusiast; devotee.
He's a real circus nut.
an extremely concerned or zealous person.
My boss is a nut on double-checking everything.
Slang.
a foolish, silly, or eccentric person.
an insane person; psychotic.
Slang: Vulgar.a testis.
Informal.
the operating expenses, usually figured weekly, of a theatrical production or other commercial enterprise; a break-even point.
the total cost of producing a theatrical production or of forming and opening any new business venture.
Music.(in instruments of the violin family)
the ledge, as of ebony, at the upper end of the fingerboard, over which the strings pass.
the movable piece at the lower end of the bow, by means of which the hairs may be slackened or tightened.
Printing.en.
verb (used without object)
to seek for or gather nuts.
to go nutting in late autumn.
Nut
2[noot]
noun
the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
N.U.T.
3abbreviation
National Union of Teachers.
NUT
1abbreviation
National Union of Teachers
nut
2/ ʌ /
noun
a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit that usually possesses a woody wall
(not in technical use) any similar fruit, such as the walnut, having a hard shell and an edible kernel
the edible kernel of such a fruit
slang
an eccentric person
a person who is mentally disturbed
a slang word for head
slangto be extremely angry; go into a rage
slangmad, crazy, or foolish
a person or thing that presents difficulties (esp in the phrase a tough or hard nut to crack )
a small square or hexagonal block, usu. metal, with a threaded hole through the middle for screwing on the end of a bolt
Also called: chock.mountaineering a variously shaped small metal block, usually a wedge or hexagonal prism (originally an ordinary engineer's nut) with a wire or rope loop attached, for jamming into a crack to provide security
Also called (US and Canadian): frog.music
the ledge or ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin, cello, etc, over which the strings pass to the tuning pegs
the end of a violin bow that is held by the player
printing another word for en
a small usually gingery biscuit
a small piece of coal
verb
(intr) to gather nuts
slang(tr) to butt (someone) with the head
nut
A dry, indehiscent simple fruit consisting of one seed surrounded by a hard and thick pericarp (fruit wall). The seed does not adhere to the pericarp but is connected to it by the funiculus. A nut is similar to an achene but larger. Acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts, and hazelnuts are true nuts. Informally, other edible seeds or dry fruits enclosed in a hard or leathery shell are also called nuts, though they are not true nuts. For instance, an almond kernel is actually the seed of a drupe. Its familiar whitish shell is an endocarp found within the greenish fruit of the almond tree. Peanuts are actually individual seeds from a seed pod called a legume.
Other 51Թ Forms
- nutlike adjective
- ˈԳܳˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nut1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nut1
Idioms and Phrases
off one's nut,
Sometimes Offensive. foolish, silly, or insane.
confused; unreasonable.
mistaken or wrong.
You're off your nut if you think such a plan can succeed.
hard nut to crack, Also tough nut to crack
a problem difficult to solve; a formidable undertaking.
a person difficult to know, understand, or convince.
from soup to nuts. soup.
Example Sentences
“Prime Minister” is not be that interested in wrangling, dealing and lawmaking, or even the nuts and bolts of her progressive views.
UK businesses are legally required to declare if a product they sell contains one of the 14 regulated allergens - including nuts and milk.
California, which grows more than one-third of the nation’s vegetables and more than three-quarters of its fruits and nuts, has long been dependent on undocumented labor to tend its crops.
"Hearing kids openly and talk normally about World Cup podiums, it almost makes me laugh, because this is nuts," said Ryding.
The tone swerve into body-count humor and the nuts and bolts of violence eventually prove too much for Crano and Craig to effectively mold into a comedy of perception and privilege.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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