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   nut

   /nʌt/

   noun

   • 1. a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel: "he was cracking nuts with his teeth"
   • ▪ the hard kernel of a nut: "savoury snacks like crisps and nuts"
   • ▪ a small lump of something hard or solid, especially coal.
   • 2. a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to a bolt as a fastener: "fix the new pipe and tighten the nuts"
   • ▪ the part at the lower end of the bow of a violin or similar instrument, with a screw for adjusting the tension of the hair.
   • 3. a crazy or eccentric person: informal "she would have written me off as a time-wasting nut" Similar madman/madwomanmaniaclunaticeccentricinformal:loonynutcasenutjobcuckoofruitcakehead casebasket caseheadbangerschizocrankcrackpotoddballweirdoweirdieodd bodnutterradgescrewballcrazykooknutsomeshuggenerwackowackwing nutwackadoowackadoodledingbat
   • ▪ a person who is excessively interested in or enthusiastic about a specified thing: "a football nut" Similar enthusiastfanfanaticaddictdevoteeaficionadoinformal:freakfiendmaniacbuff-heada great one forgeekjockfundi
   • 4. a person's head: informal "he's aiming to break a record by balancing a car on his nut" Similar headskullcraniuminformal:noodlenoddlenobnoggindomeboncenapperpollinformal, dated:beanconkarchaic:pateCostardcrumpet
   • 5. a man's testicles. vulgar slang
   • 6. the fixed ridge on the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass: "the positioning allows the strings a straight path over the nut"

   verb

   • 1. butt (someone) with one's head: informal British "I thought he was going to nut me in the face"
   • 2. gather nuts: archaic "in autumn children would go nutting"

   Word Origin Old Englishhnutu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noot and German Nuss.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nutlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 3

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   • U

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   • T

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     NUT meaning: 1. the dry fruit of particular trees that grows...

   • Znaczenie Nut, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     nut definicja: 1. the dry fruit of particular trees that...

   • Nut: German Translation

     nut translate: die Nuss, die Mutter. Learn more in the...

   • Nut: Thai Translation

     NUT translate: ผลไม้แห้งเปลือกแข็ง, สลักที่มีรูตรงกลาง....

   • Nut: Korean Translation

     NUT translate: 견과류, 너트. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Nut: Catalan Translation

     nut translate: fruita seca, femella. Learn more in the...

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   Nut definition: a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.. See examples of NUT used in a sentence.

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   A nut is a kind of fruit made of a large, edible seed with a very hard shell around it. The nuts that squirrels typically gather (sometimes storing them temporarily in their cheek pouches) are acorns.