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Definitions for Nut

[1] a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
[2] the kernel itself.
[3] Botany . a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn.
[4] any of various devices or ornaments resembling a nut.
[5] a block, usually of metal and generally square or hexagonal, perforated with a threaded hole so that it can be screwed down on a bolt to hold together objects through which the bolt passes.
[6] Slang . the head.
[7] Slang . a person who is very enthusiastic about something; buff; enthusiast; devotee: He's a real circus nut. an extremely concerned or zealous person: My boss is a nut on double-checking everything.
[8] Slang . a foolish, silly, or eccentric person. an insane person; psychotic.
[9] Slang : Vulgar . a testis.
[10] Informal . the operating expenses, usually figured weekly, of a theatrical production or other commercial enterprise; a break-even point. the total cost of producing a theatrical production or of forming and opening any new business venture.
[11] Music . (in instruments of the violin family) the ledge, as of ebony, at the upper end of the fingerboard, over which the strings pass. the movable piece at the lower end of the bow, by means of which the hairs may be slackened or tightened.
[12] Printing . en(def 2) .
[13] to seek for or gather nuts: to go nutting in late autumn.
[14] from soup to nuts . soup(def 7) .
[15] hard nut to crack , a problem difficult to solve; a formidable undertaking. a person difficult to know, understand, or convince. Also tough nut to crack .
[16] off one's nut , Slang . Sometimes Offensive . foolish, silly, or insane. confused; unreasonable. mistaken or wrong: You're off your nut if you think such a plan can succeed.
[17] the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
[18] National Union of Teachers.
[19] a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit that usually possesses a woody wall
[20] (not in technical use) any similar fruit, such as the walnut, having a hard shell and an edible kernel
[21] the edible kernel of such a fruit
[22] slang an eccentric person a person who is mentally disturbed
[23] a slang word for head (def. 1)
[24] do one's nut British slang to be extremely angry; go into a rage
[25] off one's nut slang mad, crazy, or foolish
[26] a person or thing that presents difficulties (esp in the phrase a tough or hard nut to crack )
[27] a small square or hexagonal block, usu. metal, with a threaded hole through the middle for screwing on the end of a bolt
[28] mountaineering a variously shaped small metal block, usually a wedge or hexagonal prism (originally an ordinary engineer's nut) with a wire or rope loop attached, for jamming into a crack to provide security Also called: chock
[29] Also called (US and Canadian): frog music the ledge or ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin, cello, etc, over which the strings pass to the tuning pegs the end of a violin bow that is held by the player
[30] printing another word for en
[31] a small usually gingery biscuit
[32] British a small piece of coal
[33] (intr) to gather nuts
[34] (tr) slang to butt (someone) with the head
[35] National Union of Teachers

Words related to Nut

kernel, stone, achene, caryopsis, utricle, screwball, freak, lunatic, fanatic, eccentric, crackpot, bigot, maniac, loony, zealot, crank, fiend, bedlamite, dement

Words nearby Nut

nurturance, nurture, nus, nusa tenggara, nusku, nut, nut case, nut dash, nut grass, nut house, nut key

Origin of Nut

before 900; 1900–05 for def 8b ; Middle English nute, Old English hnutu; cognate with Dutch noot, German Nuss, Old Norse hnot; akin to Latin nux

Other words from Nut

nut·like , adjective

Word origin for Nut

Old English hnutu; related to Old Norse hnot, Old High German hnuz (German Nuss )

Synonyms for Nut

kernel, achene, caryopsis, stone, utricle