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adjective
- 1. mad: "the way he turns on the television as soon as he walks in drives me nuts" Similar Opposite
exclamation
- 1. an expression of contempt or derision: "keep up the good work, and nuts to everyone who doesn't like it"
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someone who is extremely enthusiastic about a particular activity or thing: James is a tennis nut - he plays every day. See also. nuts adjective informal. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. nut noun (HEAD) [ C ] UK slang.
1. informal. a. : enthusiastic, keen often used with about. She's nuts about baseball. b. : feeling affection or love for someone or somethingoften used with for or about. He's nuts for her. They're nuts about each other. 2. informal + sometimes offensive : not mentally sound. see also drive (someone) nuts. Did you know?
The meaning of NUT is a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel. How to use nut in a sentence.
Definition of nuts adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 piece of metal with a hole in it through which you put a bolt (= metal pin) to hold pieces of wood or metal together. nut noun [C] (KEEN) a person who is keen on a particular subject or hobby: She's a real sports nut. Idioms. the nuts and bolts. (Definition of nut from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together.
