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- DictionaryNut/nət/
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. gather nuts: archaic "in autumn children would go nutting"
- 2. butt (someone) with one's head: informal British "I thought he was going to nut me in the face"
Definition of nut noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. nut. noun. /nʌt/ Idioms. (often in compounds) a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees. to crack a nut (= open it) a cashew nut. a hazelnut. nuts and raisins. chopped nuts. She is allergic to nuts. She has a severe nut allergy. a nut roast/cutlet.
Apr 15, 2024 · Noun [ edit] nut (plural nuts) (food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants . There are many sorts of nuts: peanuts, cashews, pistachios, Brazil nuts and more. ( botany, strictly) Such a fruit that is indehiscent.
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. It might seem strange that a nut is a fruit, since until they've been cracked open, most nuts are as hard and inedible as rocks.
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)
any of various devices or ornaments resembling a nut. 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.
Nut definition, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. See more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of NUT. 1. [count] a : a small dry fruit with a hard shell that grows on trees, bushes, etc. The squirrel cracked/opened the nut and ate the meat inside. walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and other nuts. — see picture on this page. b : the inside part of a nut that is used as food. The squirrel sat and ate the nut.
