NOUN | plant | nut | usually large hard-shelled seed |
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person | Nut | Egyptian goddess of the sky | |
artifact | nut | a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt | |
quantity | nut, en | half the width of an em | |
person | nut, crackpot, crank, nut case, fruitcake, screwball | a whimsically eccentric person | |
person | nut, addict, freak, junkie, junky | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | |
body | nut, testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, egg | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | |
VERB | contact | nut | gather nuts |
Sounds | nah't | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | usually large hard-shelled seed. | |
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Narrower | cembra nut, cedar nut | The seed of the Swiss pine |
edible nut | A hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell | |
kola nut, cola nut | bitter brown seed containing caffein | |
mast | nuts of forest / forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground | |
nutlet | A small nut | |
palm nut, palm kernel | Seed of any oil palm | |
Broader | seed | A small hard fruit |
Spanish | núcula, nuez | |
Catalan | nou, núcula | |
Adjectives | nutty | having the flavor of nuts |
Verbs | nut | gather nuts |
Meaning | Egyptian goddess of the sky. | |
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Instance of | Egyptian deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
Spanish | Nuit, Nut | |
Catalan | Nuit, Nut |
Meaning | A small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt. | |
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Part of | nut and bolt | A fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt |
Narrower | hex nut | A nut with a hexagonal shape |
locknut, safety nut | supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening | |
square nut | nut with a square shape | |
stuffing nut, packing nut | A nut used to tighten a stuffing box | |
wing nut, wing-nut, wing screw, butterfly nut, thumbnut | A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning | |
Broader | block | A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) |
Spanish | tuerca |
Meaning | half the width of an em. | |
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Synonym | en | |
Part of | em, pica em, pica | A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing |
Broader | linear unit, linear measure | A unit of measurement of length |
Spanish | en, tuerca | |
Catalan | ena, en |
Meaning | A whimsically eccentric person. | |
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Synonyms | crackpot, crank, nut case, fruitcake, screwball | |
Broader | eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek | A person with an unusual or odd personality |
Spanish | chalado, chalupa, chiflado, colifato, estrafalario, excéntrico, locatis, locato, loco, locuelo, piantado, pirado, tabardillo, tarambana | |
Catalan | poca-solta |
Meaning | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction. | |
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Example | "a car nut" | |
Synonyms | addict, freak, junkie, junky | |
Narrower | gym rat | someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa |
Broader | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity |
Spanish | adicto | |
Catalan | addicte |
Meaning | Gather nuts. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | In the summer they like to go out and nut | |
Broader | gather, garner, collect, pull together | Assemble or get together |
Spanish | buscar nueces | |
Nouns | nut | usually large hard-shelled seed |
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