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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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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: 1. the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten: 2. a small…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
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 fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. In general usage and in a culinary sense, many dry seeds are called nuts. In a botanical context, "nut" implies that the shell does not open to release the seed (indehiscent). [1]
NUT definition: 1. the dry fruit of some trees that grows in a hard shell, and can often be eaten: 2. a piece of…. Learn more.
NUT meaning: 1 : a small dry fruit with a hard shell that grows on trees, bushes, etc.; 2 : the inside part of a nut that is used as food
What does the word nut mean? There are 44 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nut, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. nut has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
