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nut

[nuht] / nʌt /
NOUN
seed of fruit, vegetable
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NOUN
crazy, overenthusiastic person
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WEAK
sane person


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And they have given their homes whimsical names such as Sea Castle, Nut House and A Turn of Fraise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

One serving of Honey Nut Cheerios, for example, contains 12 grams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Kellanova will move production of Corn Flakes and Crunchy Nut from its Greater Manchester plant, doubling the Welsh factory's capacity to 1.5 million boxes a day.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

Although organizations like the Northern Nut Growers Association have funded pawpaw research in the past, new crops simply lack the resources of a multi-billion-dollar industry, like the one for apples.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

“A Dr. Nut, if you please. And be certain that it’s frosty cold.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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