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peanut
[pee-nuht, -nuht]
noun
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
the plant itself.
any small or insignificant person or thing.
peanuts,
Informal.a very small amount of money.
working for peanuts.
Slang.barbiturates.
small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material.
adjective
of or relating to the peanut or peanuts.
made with or from peanuts.
Informal.small, insignificant, or petty.
peanut
/ ˈ辱ːˌʌ /
noun
See also peanuts
a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, of tropical America: widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seed pods are forced underground where they ripen See also hog peanut
Also called: goober. goober pea. groundnut. monkey nut.the edible nutlike seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil
Other 51Թ Forms
- peanutty adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
But if that doesn’t move you, at least Anderson deserves reverence for negotiating how to get all these A-list talents to act in his movie for peanuts.
“He better be working out because I’m just horrified about that fight — just horrified,” Kind mutters while shaking his head and picking at a small plate of bananas and peanut butter.
The payoff of pairing them together has been historic, a combination as proven as peanut butter and jelly or Simon and Garfunkel.
"It's something that we've done in nature conservation before for other species, for badgers in particular where we use pellets to put in with peanuts, which badgers love," said Mr Parry.
After finding Slaton, Gutierrez gave her as many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as she could stomach and contacted the Sheriff’s Office, which quickly arrived on scene with an ambulance.
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