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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"
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.
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 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.
5 days ago · 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. If you want to repair the wheels, you just undo the four nuts.
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.
