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nut

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


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Sagan has a gig that any sports nut would envy: He basically gets paid to watch games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Once the gold mine opens, we won't be able to grow hazelnuts here any more," says Omer Aydin, a nut producer and exporter.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Interest rates on CDs were probably looking pretty good at the time, so you put the whole nut in at once and let it ride.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

It’s hardly a coincidence that the nut is blowing up just as the U.S. hit its stride in global pistachio dominance.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Chica was grazing for seaweed, but she stopped to play a very lazy game of coconut soccer—though it was more like catch, because nobody could be bothered to wrestle for the nut.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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