Nut
41nut — [OE] Nut is a member of a restricted family of Indo European ‘nut’ words, present only in the Germanic, Romance, and Celtic languages, that were derived ultimately from the Indo European base *knu , denoting ‘lump’. Latin nux (source of French… …
42nut — 1. n. an odd or strange person; a crazy person. □ Who is that nut over there in the corner? □ Some nut is going to try to fly from the top of one building to another. 2. n. (one’s) head. □ A brick fell and hit him on the nut …
43nut — [OE] Nut is a member of a restricted family of Indo European ‘nut’ words, present only in the Germanic, Romance, and Celtic languages, that were derived ultimately from the Indo European base *knu , denoting ‘lump’. Latin nux (source of French… …
44nut — I. n 1. the head. A predictable metaphor which had become established slang by the mid 19th century (see the verb form). 2a. a crazy, eccentric person. The word was used in this sense in the USA for about thirty years before its adoption by… …
45nut — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nute, note, from Old English hnutu; akin to Old High German nuz nut and perhaps to Latin nux nut Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a hard shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior… …
46nut — noun 1 food ADJECTIVE ▪ cashew, macadamia, pistachio, etc. ▪ chopped, mixed, salted ▪ tree (esp. AmE) …
47nut — n. 1) to crack a nut 2) to shell nuts 3) (misc.) a hard/tough nut to crack ( a difficult problem to deal with ) * * * [nʌt] to crack a nut to shell nuts (misc.) a hard/tough nut to crack ( a difficult problem to deal with ) …
48nut — 1. Head. Also off one s nut Mad. 2. Foolish person. (Abbr. nut case.) 3. Person (usu. troublesome) (e.g. tough nut.). 4. v. Butt. Also put the nut on. 5. n. Fanatic …
49nut — noun 1》 a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. ↘the hard kernel of such a fruit. 2》 a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to …
50nut — noun 1) nuts in their shells Syn: kernel, nutmeat 2) informal some nut arrived at the office Syn: maniac, lunatic, madman, madwoman; eccentric; informal loony, nutcase, fruitcake, head case …
