the sky goddess, thought to swallow the sun at night and give birth to it in the morning
a large rounded nut that fits over a heavy bolt, used especially to attach the wheel of a vehicle to its axle
oil obtained from the kernels of nuts and used in cooking and to make paints and varnishes
the astringent seed of an areca palm (Areca catechu), which is often chewed with betel leaves
the seed of the cola tree, which contains caffeine and is chewed or made into a drink
the seed of a tropical American palm, which, when hardened, is a source of vegetable ivory
a baked vegetarian dish made from ground or chopped nuts, vegetables, and herbs
a baked vegetarian dish made from a mixture of ground or chopped nuts, vegetables, and herbs
a nut with a pair of projections for the fingers to turn it on a screw
a cutlet-shaped savoury cake made of chopped nuts, breadcrumbs, and other ingredients
a long nut with right-hand and left-hand screw threads for drawing together conversely threaded pipes or shafts
someone who is difficult to deal with; a formidable person
a difficult problem or an opponent that is hard to beat
the seed of the cola tree, which contains caffeine and is chewed or made into a drink
a thin, sharp-pointed table implement used to dig out the edible meat from nuts
a thin, sharp-pointed table implement used to dig out the edible meat from nuts
any of a number of bivalve molluscs occurring chiefly in cool seas, in particular:
a pine nut obtained from the piñon
a large three-sided nut with an edible kernel, several of which develop inside a large woody capsule borne by a South American forest tree
an edible kidney-shaped nut, rich in oil and protein, which is roasted and shelled before it can be eaten. Oil extracted from the shells is used as a lubricant, in the production of plastics, etc.
a shrub or small tree of northern temperate regions, which bears white flowers and inflated seed capsules
use disproportionately drastic measures to deal with a simple problem
the fruit of the myrobalan tree, used especially for tanning leather