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nut British & World English

a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel

NUT British & World English

(in the UK) National Union of Teachers

Nut British & World English

the sky goddess, thought to swallow the sun at night and give birth to it in the morning

eco-nut British & World English

a person who is very concerned about preserving the environment

lug nut British & World English

a large rounded nut that fits over a heavy bolt, used especially to attach the wheel of a vehicle to its axle

nut oil British & World English

oil obtained from the kernels of nuts and used in cooking and to make paints and varnishes

areca nut British & World English

the astringent seed of an areca palm (Areca catechu), which is often chewed with betel leaves

betel nut British & World English

another term for areca nut.

cola nut (also kola nut) British & World English

the seed of the cola tree, which contains caffeine and is chewed or made into a drink

hard nut British & World English

a tough, aggressive, or insensitive person

ivory nut British & World English

the seed of a tropical American palm, which, when hardened, is a source of vegetable ivory

nut-brown British & World English

of a rich dark brown colour

nut loaf British & World English

a baked vegetarian dish made from ground or chopped nuts, vegetables, and herbs

nut meat (also nutmeat) British & World English

the kernel of a nut, typically edible

nut roast British & World English

a baked vegetarian dish made from a mixture of ground or chopped nuts, vegetables, and herbs

nut tree British & World English

a tree that bears nuts, especially the hazel

pine nut British & World English

the edible seed of various pine trees

tagua nut British & World English

another term for ivory nut.

thumb nut British & World English

another term for wing nut.

tiger nut British & World English

the small dried edible tuber of a kind of sedge

wing nut British & World English

a nut with a pair of projections for the fingers to turn it on a screw

ginger nut (also ginger snap) British & World English

a hard ginger-flavoured biscuit

do one's nut in nut British & World English

become extremely angry or agitated

nut cutlet British & World English

a cutlet-shaped savoury cake made of chopped nuts, breadcrumbs, and other ingredients

sleeve nut British & World English

a long nut with right-hand and left-hand screw threads for drawing together conversely threaded pipes or shafts

butterfly nut British & World English

another term for wing nut111.

off one's nut in nut British & World English

out of one’s mind; crazy

a tough or hard nut in nut British & World English

someone who is difficult to deal with; a formidable person

a tough or hard nut to crack in nut British & World English

a difficult problem or an opponent that is hard to beat

nutjob British & World English

a mad or crazy person

kola nut in cola nut (also kola nut) British & World English

the seed of the cola tree, which contains caffeine and is chewed or made into a drink

nutcase British & World English

a mad or foolish person

nuthouse British & World English

a home or hospital for people with mental illnesses

nut pick in nutpick (also nut pick) British & World English

a thin, sharp-pointed table implement used to dig out the edible meat from nuts

nutpick (also nut pick) British & World English

a thin, sharp-pointed table implement used to dig out the edible meat from nuts

nut shell in nutshell British & World English

any of a number of bivalve molluscs occurring chiefly in cool seas, in particular:

Brazil nut in Brazil2 British & World English

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

cashew nut in cashew British & World English

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.

cohune nut in cohune British & World English

the oil-rich nut of the cohune palm

bladdernut British & World English

a shrub or small tree of northern temperate regions, which bears white flowers and inflated seed capsules

use or take a sledgehammer to crack a nut in nut British & World English

use disproportionately drastic measures to deal with a simple problem

macadamia nut in macadamia British & World English

the edible nut of the macadamia tree

myrobalan nut in myrobalan British & World English

the fruit of the myrobalan tree, used especially for tanning leather

pistachio nut in pistachio British & World English

the edible pale green seed of an Asian tree

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