nut

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nut

A squirrel gathers nuts in the autumn forest.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A hard-shelled seed: A dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a tough, woody shell. Examples include walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts.
    • A metal block with a threaded hole: A small, typically hexagonal piece of metal with an internal screw thread, designed to be screwed onto a bolt to fasten things together.
    • A person who is very enthusiastic about something: (Informal) Someone who is extremely and ardently devoted to a particular activity, subject, or hobby.
    • A foolish, eccentric, or crazy person: (Slang) A person who behaves in a silly, irrational, or insane manner.
    • (Vulgar slang) A testicle.

  2. Verb:

    • To gather nuts: To search for and collect nuts, typically from the ground or from trees.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Seed):
    • Squirrels store nuts for the winter.
    • She added chopped nuts to the cookie dough.
  • Noun (Metal fastener):
    • Tighten the nut onto the bolt with a wrench.
  • Noun (Enthusiastic person):
    • He's a real film nut; he watches three movies a day.
  • Noun (Crazy person):
    • That guy is a complete nut; he was shouting at the traffic.
  • Verb:
    • In autumn, we would go nutting in the woods.
Advanced Usage
  • "A tough/hard nut to crack": A difficult problem to solve or a person who is hard to deal with or understand.
    • This math equation is a tough nut to crack.
    • The suspect is a hard nut; he won't answer any questions.
  • "Off one's nut": (Slang) Crazy or insane.
    • He must be off his nut to try something so dangerous.
  • "Nuts and bolts": The basic, practical details of something.
    • Let's move from theory to the nuts and bolts of how the machine works.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nutty (adj): Tasting like nuts; (informal) crazy or eccentric.
    • This cheese has a nutty flavor.
    • He has some nutty ideas about time travel.
  • Nutcase (n, slang): A crazy or eccentric person.
  • Nutcracker (n): A tool for cracking the shells of nuts.
  • Nutmeg (n): A spice made from the seed of a tropical tree.
Synonyms
  • Seed/Kernel: For the edible part of a nut.
  • Enthusiast / Fanatic / Buff: For a devoted person (e.g., ).
  • Lunatic / Maniac: (Informal) For a crazy person.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Nut out (Informal, chiefly Australian/British): To figure something out by thinking hard.
    • We need to nut out a solution to this problem.
Related Idioms
  • "In a nutshell": Concisely; stated in the fewest possible words.
    • To put it in a nutshell, the project failed due to poor planning.
  • "For peanuts": For a very small amount of money.
    • He's a skilled programmer, but they hired him for peanuts.
  • "Drive someone nuts": To annoy or irritate someone greatly.
    • The constant noise from the construction is driving me nuts.
nut

A squirrel gathers nuts in the autumn forest.

Noun
  1. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
    • she kicked him in the balls and got away
  2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
    • a golf addict
    • a car nut
    • a bodybuilding freak
    • a news junkie
  3. a whimsically eccentric person
  4. half the width of an em
  5. a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
  6. Egyptian goddess of the sky
  7. usually large hard-shelled seed
Verb
  1. gather nuts

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