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noun
- 1. a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel: "he was cracking nuts with his teeth"
- 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"
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"
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NUT definition: 1. the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten: 2. a small…. Learn more.
a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel; the kernel of a nut… See the full definition
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.
Definition of nut noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A nut is a small square or hexagonal block with a threaded hole through the middle for screwing on the end of a bolt. Thread a nut onto the bolt to keep it in place. We supply all kinds of fastenings including nuts and bolts, screws, and many others.
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.
nut. (nŭt) n. 1. a. An indehiscent fruit having a single seed enclosed in a hard shell, such as an acorn or hazelnut. b. The usually edible seed of such a fruit. c. Any of various other usually edible seeds enclosed in a hard covering such as a seed coat or the stone of a drupe, as in a pine nut, peanut, almond, or walnut. 2. Slang. a.
