26984 words

nut

14 definitions • 14 examples
1
the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten:

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2
a small piece of metal with a hole in it through which you put a bolt:

Examples:

Nuts and bolts are used to hold pieces of machinery together.
3
an offensive word for a person who has a mental illness
4
a person who behaves in a very silly, stupid, or strange way:

Examples:

What kind of nut would leave a car on a railway track?
5
someone who is extremely enthusiastic about a particular activity or thing:

Examples:

James is a tennis nut - he plays every day.
6
a person's head:

Examples:

use your nut Come on, use your nut (= think clearly)!
7
the amount of money necessary to operate a business or cover your costs:

Examples:

With two houses, three cars and child-support payments, he just couldn't meet his nut, even with a second job.
8
a small, raised piece of hard material at the top of the neck of a musical instrument such as a guitar or a violin that the strings pass over :

Examples:

The top two strings have been left a little high at the nut.
At the nut of the bass, the neck is quite wide, with wide string spacing.
9
the bottom part of a bow (= a long, thin piece of wood with hair from the tail of a horse stretched along it, used to play some musical instruments that have strings) :

Examples:

A violin is usually played using a bow with a ribbon of horsehair strung between the tip and nut at opposite ends.
10
to hit someone or something with your head:

Examples:

The guy turned round and nutted him.
11
the dry fruit of some trees, consisting of an edible seed within a hard, outer shell, or the seed itself
12
a small ring of metal that a bolt (= screw without a pointed end) can be screwed into to hold something in place:

Examples:

a wing nut (= a nut with flat edges for turning)
13
a person who is crazy, foolish, or strange:

Examples:

What kind of nut would leave a computer in his car overnight with the doors unlocked?
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A nut is also a person who is extremely enthusiastic about a particular activity or thing:

Examples:

Joyce is a nut for antiques – we’ve got a house full of them.

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