nut
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,sexuality,religion,antiquity,sociology,botany,printing
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[ noun ] (botany) usually large hard-shelled seed
Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)The flavor is neither sweet , like a pear , nor tart like an orange ; it is subtle and rather bland , nut like . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)There had been some coconut in it , for I remember my mother 's taking a quick glance at a stringy bit of this nut on the cheek of one of them and_then putting_down her radish with a shiver . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (religion,antiquity) goddess of the sky
Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)Am I nuts ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] a small square or hexagonal metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
Used in print (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)Our pin-curl clips and self-locking nuts achieved dominance in just a_few years time , despite substantial , well established competition . Related terms block locknut hex_nut wing_nut square_nut packing_nut nut_and_bolt |
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[ verb ] gather nuts
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Examples "she kicked him in the balls and got away" |
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