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nut

[nuht] / nʌt /
NOUN
seed of fruit, vegetable
Synonyms


NOUN
crazy, overenthusiastic person
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
sane person


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Baroness Shas Sheehan, who chairs the committee, said the overuse of the treatments on household pets was "the equivalent of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

One way to understand molecular handedness is to think about a screw and a nut.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

I love salty, earthy, nutty and bittersweet toppings, like nut butters, funky cheeses and dark chocolate.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

A sign in a glass display case says the apfel nusskuchen, or apple nut cake, was “handmade with love” by a woman named Zora.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

I did the best I could for a small, nearsighted kid and each year got to be a little tougher nut to crack.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Farms in the Central Valley, which produce large quantities of nuts, fruits, vegetables and dairy products, have rapidly depleted groundwater in many areas.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The Reserve is more substantial, with flavors of lemon curd, white flowers and toasted nuts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

"The local TV and radio have been going nuts about him for days," he said.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

But in a perverse way, I’m glad he said it, even though it’s completely nuts and not remotely supported by precedent or the Constitution.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

To her, the word no is a challenge, and I get why she drives teachers nuts.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

"What comes next is the execution risk. There's a lot of details still to be nutted out."

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Before even making it to the next left, we were pulled over by the PO-PO, who then called for back up and nutted up on us with an additional 6 cop cars!

From Time Magazine Archive

They are that already—and it's patent-lock nutted throughout, and the engine is that new kind that interlocks.

From The Motormaniacs by Osbourne, Lloyd

BST14:17 58 min: Bordeaux reply by going close themselves, Saivet nutting the ball into the sidenetting after racing in front of Liverpool defenders to meet a corner at the near post.

From The Guardian Sep. 17, 2015

This was slapstick stuff and Houghton delivered the perfect punchline by nutting the ball into net from 12 yards.

From The Guardian Jun. 1, 2012

When the Zuni men had their wives and children established on the nutting grounds they returned to their fields.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, after a pleasant hour of chat and encouragement from the two sweet women, Peter Junior left them, promising to go to the picnic and nutting party on Saturday.

From The Eye of Dread by Erskine, Payne

The nut-stealers take no care in pulling down the boughs, but break them shamefully, destroying entire bushes; and for this reason in many places, where nutting was once freely permitted, it is now rigidly repressed.

From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Jefferies, Richard




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