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(nʌt)

Word forms: plural nuts

1. countable noun

The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts. Some nuts can be eaten.

Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E.

Synonyms: kernel, stone, seed, pip More Synonyms of nut

2. See also groundnut, hazelnut, peanut

3. countable noun

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.

...nuts and bolts that haven't been tightened up.

4. countable noun

If you describe someone as, for example, a football nut or a health nut, you mean that they are extremely enthusiastic about the thing mentioned.

[informal]

...a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games.

Synonyms: fanatic, addict, enthusiast, freak [informal] More Synonyms of nut

5. adjective

If you are nuts about something or someone, you like them very much.

[informal, feelings]

They're nuts about the car.

She's nuts about you. [+ about]

6. countable noun

If you refer to someone as a nut, you mean that they are mad.

[informal, disapproval]

There's some nut out there with a gun.

7. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If you say that someone goes nuts or is nuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish.

[informal]

You guys are nuts.

A number of the French players went nuts, completely out of control.

8. plural noun

A man's testicles can be referred to as his nuts.

[informal, rude]

9. countable noun [usually poss NOUN]

Your head can be referred to as your nut.

[informal]

10.

See do one's nut/go nuts

11.

See nuts and bolts

12.

See a tough nut

13.

See a hard nut to crack/ a tough nut to crack

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nut in British English

(nʌt)

noun

a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit that usually possesses a woody wall

2. (not in technical use)

any similar fruit, such as the walnut, having a hard shell and an edible kernel

the edible kernel of such a fruit

4. slang

a. sometimes humorous

a person who behaves in a foolish manner

b. offensive

a person who is mentally disturbed

a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something specified

a baseball nut

5. a slang word for head (sense 1)

6. do one's nut

7. off one's nut

a person or thing that presents difficulties (esp in the phrase a tough or hard nut to crack)

a small square or hexagonal block, usually metal, with a threaded hole through the middle for screwing on the end of a bolt

10. 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

11. 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

12. printing another word for en

13.

a small usually gingery biscuit

14. British

a small piece of coal

verbWord forms: nuts, nutting or nutted

15. (intransitive)

to gather nuts

16. (transitive) slang

to butt (someone) with the head

Derived forms

nutlike (ˈnutˌlike)

adjective

Word origin

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

NUT in British English

abbreviation for (in Britain)

National Union of Teachers

nut in American English

(nʌt)

noun

the dry, one-seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a hard and woody or tough and leathery shell, more or less separable from the seed itself, as the walnut, pecan, chestnut, acorn, etc.

the kernel, or meat, of such a fruit

3. Loosely

any hard-shell fruit that will keep more or less indefinitely, as a peanut, almond, etc.

a small block, usually of metal, with a threaded hole through the center, for screwing onto a bolt, screw, etc.

a ridge of ebony or other hard material at the top of the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, over which the strings pass

the small knob at the end of a violin bow, for tightening or loosening the hairs

6. Informal

the initial cost of an undertaking, or the amount of money it is necessary to take in before a profit is realized on it

7. Slang

the head

b. [pl.]

the testicles

, a vulgar usage

8. Slang

a foolish, crazy, or eccentric person

a devotee; fan

9. Printing

en (sense 2)

nuts

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈnutted or ˈnutting

10.

to hunt for or gather nuts

Idioms:

hard nut to crack

off one's nut

Word origin

ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE *kneu-, lump, nut (< base *ken-, to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū

nut in Mechanical Engineering

(nʌt)

Word forms: (regular plural) nuts

noun

(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)

A nut is a small square or hexagonal block with a threaded hole through the middle forscrewing on the end of a bolt.

Thread a nut onto the bolt to keep it in place.

We supply all kinds of fastenings including nuts and bolts, screws, and many others.

A nut is a small square or hexagonal block with a threaded hole through the middle forscrewing on the end of a bolt.

wing nut

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do your nut

a tough nut to crack

a sledgehammer to crack a nut

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terms used in botany, Edible oils

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nut

British English: nut /nʌt/ NOUN

metal A nut is a small piece of metal with a hole through which you put a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things together such as pieces of machinery.

...nuts and bolts.

American English: nut device
Arabic: صَمُولَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: porca parafuso
Chinese: 螺母
Croatian: matica
Czech: matka matice
Danish: møtrik
Dutch: moer
European Spanish: tuerca
Finnish: mutteri
French: écrou
German: Mutter Schraube
Greek: παξιμάδι εργαλείο
Italian: dado
Japanese: ナット device
Korean: 너트
Norwegian: mutter
Polish: nakrętka
European Portuguese: porca parafuso
Romanian: piuliță
Russian: гайка
Latin American Spanish: tuerca
Swedish: mutter
Thai: แป้นเกลียวของสลัก
Turkish: vida somunu
Ukrainian: гайка
Vietnamese: đai ốc

British English: nut /nʌt/ NOUN

edible The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts.

Nuts and seeds are very good for you.

American English: nut food
Arabic: جَوّزَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: noz
Chinese: 坚果
Croatian: orašasti plod
Czech: ořech
Danish: nød frugt
Dutch: noot pinda
European Spanish: fruto seco
Finnish: pähkinä
French: noix
German: Nuss
Greek: ξηρός καρπός
Italian: noce
Japanese: ナッツ food
Korean: 견과
Norwegian: nøtt
Polish: orzech
European Portuguese: noz
Romanian: nucă
Russian: орех
Latin American Spanish: fruto seco
Swedish: nöt
Thai: ถั่ว
Turkish: fındık fıstık
Ukrainian: горіх
Vietnamese: hạt quả hạch

Chinese translation of 'nut'

nut

(nʌt)

n (c)

(Bot, Culin) 坚(堅)果 (jiānguǒ) (枚, méi)
(Tech) 螺母 (luómǔ) (个(個), gè)
(inf, = lunatic) 疯(瘋)子 (fēngzi)
the nuts and bolts of sth 某事的基本要点(點) (mǒushì de jīběn yàodiǎn)

subject word lists

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of addict

Definition

a person who is devoted to something

She's a TV addict and watches as much as she can.

Synonyms

fan,

lover,

nut (slang),

follower,

enthusiast,

freak (informal),

admirer,

buff (informal),

junkie (informal),

devotee,

fiend (informal),

adherent,

rooter (US),

zealot,

groupie (slang),

aficionado

in the sense of buff

Definition

an expert on or devotee of a given subject

She is a real film buff.

Synonyms

expert,

fan,

addict,

enthusiast,

freak (informal),

admirer,

whizz (informal),

devotee,

connoisseur,

boffin (British, informal),

fiend (informal),

grandmaster,

hotshot (informal),

aficionado,

wonk (informal),

maven (US),

fundi (South Africa)

in the sense of devotee

Definition

a person fanatically enthusiastic about a subject or activity

She is a devotee of Bach's music.

Synonyms

enthusiast,

fan,

supporter,

follower,

addict,

admirer,

buff (informal),

fanatic,

adherent,

aficionado,

fanboy (informal),

fangirl (informal)

Synonyms of 'nut'

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in the sense of enthusiast

Definition

a person who is very interested in and keen on something

He is a great sports enthusiast.

Synonyms

fan,

supporter,

lover,

follower,

addict,

freak (informal),

admirer,

buff (informal),

fanatic,

devotee,

fiend (informal),

fan club (informal),

adherent,

zealot,

aficionado,

groupie (slang)

in the sense of freak

Definition

a person who is very enthusiastic about something specified

He's a self-confessed computer freak.

Synonyms

enthusiast,

fan,

nut (slang),

addict,

buff (informal),

fanatic,

devotee,

fiend (informal),

aficionado

in the sense of noggin

Definition

the head

He's got a lump on his noggin but he'll live.

Synonyms

head (informal),

block (informal),

bean (US, Canadian, slang),

nut (slang),

dome (slang),

conk (slang),

bonce (British, slang),

napper (slang),

noddle (informal, British)

in the sense of pip

Definition

the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear

The cape gooseberry has tiny, edible pips.

Synonyms

seed,

stone,

pit

in the sense of seed

Definition

the mature fertilized grain of a plant, containing an embryo ready for germination

a packet of cabbage seed

Synonyms

grain,

pip,

germ,

kernel,

egg,

embryo,

spore,

ovum,

egg cell,

ovule

in the sense of stone

Definition

the hard central part of fruits such as the peach or date

Old men sat beneath the plane trees and spat cherry stones at my feet.

Synonyms

pip,

seed,

pit,

kernel

单词	nut
释义	Trends of nut View usage for: nut (nʌt) Word forms: plural nuts 1. countable noun The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts. Some nuts can be eaten. Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E. Synonyms: kernel, stone, seed, pip More Synonyms of nut 2. See also groundnut, hazelnut, peanut 3. countable noun 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. ...nuts and bolts that haven't been tightened up. 4. countable noun If you describe someone as, for example, a football nut or a health nut, you mean that they are extremely enthusiastic about the thing mentioned. [informal] ...a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games. Synonyms: fanatic, addict, enthusiast, freak [informal] More Synonyms of nut 5. adjective If you are nuts about something or someone, you like them very much. [informal, feelings] They're nuts about the car. She's nuts about you. [+ about] 6. countable noun If you refer to someone as a nut, you mean that they are mad. [informal, disapproval] There's some nut out there with a gun. 7. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that someone goes nuts or is nuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish. [informal] You guys are nuts. A number of the French players went nuts, completely out of control. 8. plural noun A man's testicles can be referred to as his nuts. [informal, rude] 9. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] Your head can be referred to as your nut. [informal] 10. See do one's nut/go nuts 11. See nuts and bolts 12. See a tough nut 13. See a hard nut to crack/ a tough nut to crack More Synonyms of nut nut in British English (nʌt) noun 1. a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit that usually possesses a woody wall 2. (not in technical use) any similar fruit, such as the walnut, having a hard shell and an edible kernel 3. the edible kernel of such a fruit 4. slang a. sometimes humorous a person who behaves in a foolish manner b. offensive a person who is mentally disturbed c. a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something specified a baseball nut 5. a slang word for head (sense 1) 6. do one's nut 7. off one's nut 8. a person or thing that presents difficulties (esp in the phrase a tough or hard nut to crack) 9. a small square or hexagonal block, usually metal, with a threaded hole through the middle for screwing on the end of a bolt 10. 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 11. Also called (US and Canadian): frog music a. 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 b. the end of a violin bow that is held by the player 12. printing another word for en 13. a small usually gingery biscuit 14. British a small piece of coal verbWord forms: nuts, nutting or nutted 15. (intransitive) to gather nuts 16. (transitive) slang to butt (someone) with the head Derived forms nutlike (ˈnutˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English hnutu; related to Old Norse hnot, Old High German hnuz (German Nuss) NUT in British English abbreviation for (in Britain) National Union of Teachers nut in American English (nʌt) noun 1. the dry, one-seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a hard and woody or tough and leathery shell, more or less separable from the seed itself, as the walnut, pecan, chestnut, acorn, etc. 2. the kernel, or meat, of such a fruit 3. Loosely any hard-shell fruit that will keep more or less indefinitely, as a peanut, almond, etc. 4. a small block, usually of metal, with a threaded hole through the center, for screwing onto a bolt, screw, etc. 5. a. a ridge of ebony or other hard material at the top of the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, over which the strings pass b. the small knob at the end of a violin bow, for tightening or loosening the hairs 6. Informal the initial cost of an undertaking, or the amount of money it is necessary to take in before a profit is realized on it 7. Slang a. the head b. [pl.] the testicles , a vulgar usage 8. Slang a. a foolish, crazy, or eccentric person b. a devotee; fan 9. Printing en (sense 2) nuts verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈnutted or ˈnutting 10. to hunt for or gather nuts Idioms: hard nut to crack off one's nut Word origin ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE kneu-, lump, nut (< base ken-, to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū nut in Mechanical Engineering (nʌt) Word forms: (regular plural) nuts noun (Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components) A nut is a small square or hexagonal block with a threaded hole through the middle forscrewing on the end of a bolt. Thread a nut onto the bolt to keep it in place. We supply all kinds of fastenings including nuts and bolts, screws, and many others. A nut is a small square or hexagonal block with a threaded hole through the middle forscrewing on the end of a bolt. wing nut More idioms containing nut do your nut a tough nut to crack a sledgehammer to crack a nut Image of nut © Roman Tsubin, shutterstock Word lists with nut terms used in botany, Edible oils In other languages nut British English: nut /nʌt/ NOUN metal A nut is a small piece of metal with a hole through which you put a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things together such as pieces of machinery. ...nuts and bolts. American English: nut device Arabic: صَمُولَةٌ Brazilian Portuguese: porca parafuso Chinese: 螺母 Croatian: matica Czech: matka matice Danish: møtrik Dutch: moer European Spanish: tuerca Finnish: mutteri French: écrou German: Mutter Schraube Greek: παξιμάδι εργαλείο Italian: dado Japanese: ナット device Korean: 너트 Norwegian: mutter Polish: nakrętka European Portuguese: porca parafuso Romanian: piuliță Russian: гайка Latin American Spanish: tuerca Swedish: mutter Thai: แป้นเกลียวของสลัก Turkish: vida somunu Ukrainian: гайка Vietnamese: đai ốc British English: nut /nʌt/ NOUN edible The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts. Nuts and seeds are very good for you. American English: nut food Arabic: جَوّزَةٌ Brazilian Portuguese: noz Chinese: 坚果 Croatian: orašasti plod Czech: ořech Danish: nød frugt Dutch: noot pinda European Spanish: fruto seco Finnish: pähkinä French: noix German: Nuss Greek: ξηρός καρπός Italian: noce Japanese: ナッツ food Korean: 견과 Norwegian: nøtt Polish: orzech European Portuguese: noz Romanian: nucă Russian: орех Latin American Spanish: fruto seco Swedish: nöt Thai: ถั่ว Turkish: fındık fıstık Ukrainian: горіх Vietnamese: hạt quả hạch Chinese translation of 'nut' nut (nʌt) n (c) (Bot, Culin) 坚(堅)果 (jiānguǒ) (枚, méi) (Tech) 螺母 (luómǔ) (个(個), gè) (inf, = lunatic) 疯(瘋)子 (fēngzi) the nuts and bolts of sth 某事的基本要点(點) (mǒushì de jīběn yàodiǎn) see also nuts 1 (noun) in the sense of kernel Nuts are a good source of vitamin E. Synonyms kernel the kernel of his message stone Old men sat beneath the plane trees and spat cherry stones at my feet. seed a packet of cabbage seed pip The cape gooseberry has tiny, edible pips. 2 (noun) in the sense of fanatic Definition an enthusiast (slang) a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games Synonyms fanatic I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian. addict She's a TV addict and watches as much as she can. enthusiast He is a great sports enthusiast. freak (informal) He's a self-confessed computer freak. buff (informal) She is a real film buff. devotee She is a devotee of Bach's music. 3 (noun) in the sense of head Definition the head (slang) Kit shot up, hitting his nut on the roof. Synonyms head She turned her head away from him. skull noggin He's got a lump on his noggin but he'll live. subject word lists See Nuts Additional synonyms in the sense of addict Definition a person who is devoted to something She's a TV addict and watches as much as she can. Synonyms fan, lover, nut (slang), follower, enthusiast, freak (informal), admirer, buff (informal), junkie (informal), devotee, fiend (informal), adherent, rooter (US), zealot, groupie (slang), aficionado in the sense of buff Definition an expert on or devotee of a given subject She is a real film buff. Synonyms expert, fan, addict, enthusiast, freak (informal), admirer, whizz (informal), devotee, connoisseur, boffin (British, informal), fiend (informal), grandmaster, hotshot (informal), aficionado, wonk (informal), maven (US), fundi (South Africa) in the sense of devotee Definition a person fanatically enthusiastic about a subject or activity She is a devotee of Bach's music. Synonyms enthusiast, fan, supporter, follower, addict, admirer, buff (informal), fanatic, adherent, aficionado, fanboy (informal), fangirl (informal) Synonyms of 'nut' nut Explore 'nut' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of enthusiast Definition a person who is very interested in and keen on something He is a great sports enthusiast. Synonyms fan, supporter, lover, follower, addict, freak (informal), admirer, buff (informal), fanatic, devotee, fiend (informal), fan club (informal), adherent, zealot, aficionado, groupie (slang) in the sense of freak Definition a person who is very enthusiastic about something specified He's a self-confessed computer freak. Synonyms enthusiast, fan, nut (slang), addict, buff (informal), fanatic, devotee, fiend (informal), aficionado in the sense of noggin Definition the head He's got a lump on his noggin but he'll live. Synonyms head (informal), block (informal), bean (US, Canadian, slang), nut (slang), dome (slang), conk (slang), bonce (British, slang), napper (slang), noddle (informal, British) in the sense of pip Definition the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear The cape gooseberry has tiny, edible pips. Synonyms seed, stone, pit in the sense of seed Definition the mature fertilized grain of a plant, containing an embryo ready for germination a packet of cabbage seed Synonyms grain, pip, germ, kernel, egg, embryo, spore, ovum, egg cell, ovule in the sense of stone Definition the hard central part of fruits such as the peach or date Old men sat beneath the plane trees and spat cherry stones at my feet. Synonyms pip, seed, pit, kernel
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