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nut

nut

337 1.0
A large hard seed with a shell that you can eat
  • noun
  • /nʌt/
translation icon : fruto seco
  • I've just got some froyo with nuts and some chocolate chips.
  • tree nuts
  • almond nut
  • nuts including peanuts

OK, meat and vegetables, nuts, eggs in an unbroken shell.

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Examples

  • It's got a huge can of mixed nuts.

  • Deaths from nut allergies are rare but appear to be more common in children with asthma.

    Academic text (2012)
  • OK Ian, what kind of nut does your friend enjoy?

  • So like all dried fruit and nuts, it looks very fancy.

  • Yes, this is just full of really nourishing nut and fruit oils.

  • Green leafy vegetables, nuts, fatty fish and fruits.

  • I took it, thinking it was a macadamia nut, but when I crunched into it, it splintered.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • These are some good nuts, hummus, pita and veggies.

  • She eats fish, she eats some nuts and spinach salad for dinner.

  • You can enjoy a healthy snack of nuts and dried fruit.

Synonyms

peanut
vsnut
340 1.0

A small seed that grows in a pod underground and is eaten as a snack

is usually a hard-shelled aboveground seed rather than a pod-grown underground one
almond
vsnut
89 1.0

An oval hard seed people eat or press for oil

is the category name focusing on hard shell and usually larger size
pecan
vsnut
  • US
66 2.9

A smooth brown nut with a sweet part you can eat

is the general term for large hard-shelled seeds not specific to one tree
walnut
vsnut
54 1.0

A hard-shelled nut with a wrinkled two-part inside that you eat

is the broad category of usually large hard-shelled seeds rather than species
hazelnut
vsnut
25 1.0

A small round nut or the tree that makes it, often used in sweets and coffee

is the usual general category for hard-shelled edible seeds
9 3.9

A hard round seed with a sweet, creamy taste often used in cooking and baking

is the general term usually for larger hard-shelled seeds
1 2.8

A small green seed from a tree that you eat as a snack or in cooking

is the general label for hard-shelled edible seeds without color mention
Brazil nut
vsnut
1 2.5

A large three-sided nut with white oily meat and a hard brown shell

is the general term for a large hard-shelled seed without shape detail
cashew nut
vsnut
1 1.8

A kidney-shaped nut roasted before eating and used as a snack or in cooking

is the broader label for hard-shelled edible seeds without cooking notes
edible nut
vsnut
1 2.0

A hard-shelled seed with an edible part inside, like an almond or walnut

refers specifically to large hard-shelled kernels rather than all seeds
cocoanut
vsnut
  • Archaic
1 3.1

A large round fruit with a hard shell, white flesh and liquid you can drink inside

is a usually large hard-shelled seed without mentioning husk detail
cohune nut
vsnut
  • Specialized
9.9

A large nut from a palm that gives oil and has a hard shell carved like ivory

is the broader name for large hard-shelled edible seeds
souari nut
vsnut
  • Specialized
9.9

A large edible seed from a South American tree used for food or oil

is the general large hard-shelled seed term not tied to one tree
pinon nut
vsnut
  • US
6.2

An edible seed from some pine trees eaten as a snack or used in cooking

is the broader category of hard-shelled seeds not tied to conifers
breadnut
vsnut
  • Philippine
7.0

An edible seed or fruit from a tropical tree often eaten cooked, for example roasted

is the general term for hard-shelled seeds rather than culinary form
palm nut
vsnut
  • Specialized
4.0

A seed from an oil palm tree that people use to make oil

is the general hard-shelled seed concept not limited to oil production
papershell
vsnut
  • US
6.0

A nut with a very thin shell that breaks easily

is the general term for usually hard-shelled edible seeds rather than thin-shelled ones
nutlet
vsnut
  • Specialized
9.5

A very small hard seed from a flower or fruit

is the usual larger-seed concept rather than these tiny botanical parts
edible seed
vsnut
2.1

A small part of a plant that you can eat and use in cooking

refers to a narrower group with a hard outer shell and larger size
bitternut
vsnut
  • US
9.5

A hickory tree that makes bitter thin-shelled nuts and the nut itself

is usually a larger hard-shelled seed rather than thin-shelled small tree produce

Idioms

to bust a nut
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To release semen during sex and used jokingly to show extreme excitement

to crack a nut
  • Informal
7.3

To use much more force or effort than needed to solve a small problem

To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task

off one's nut
  • Offensive
9.9

Acting in a very strange and not sensible way

To use far more force or effort than needed for a small task

Compounds

nut job
  • Slur
35 8.8

A rude word for a person who acts in a very strange or crazy way

A hard round seed with a sweet, creamy taste often used in cooking and baking

nut case
  • Slur
9 8.2

A person who behaves in a strange or unexpected way

8 2.3

An edible seed from some pine trees used in cooking and baking

wing nut
  • Offensive
6 9.0

A person with extreme political views that people insult

nut house
  • Slur
5 9.9

An insulting slang word for a hospital for people with mental illness

1 2.7

A smooth spread made from crushed nuts

betel nut
  • Indian
1 8.3

A seed chewed with betel leaves and lime to make you feel more awake, often in South and Southeast Asia

A small green seed from a tree that you eat as a snack or in cooking

1 2.5

A large three-sided nut with white oily meat and a hard brown shell

1 1.8

A kidney-shaped nut roasted before eating and used as a snack or in cooking

1 5.6

A hard nut from a North American tree that you can eat

1 2.0

Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing

1 2.5

A sweet snack of nuts and sugar on a thin baked base cut into bars

1 1.8

A bread made with chopped nuts mixed into the dough

1 2.1

A tree that grows nuts you can eat

1 2.0

A hard-shelled seed with an edible part inside, like an almond or walnut

1 7.4

A small round Chinese fruit with a thin shell, soft sweet inside, and one seed

1 6.1

A peanut that is still in its shell, often with two nuts inside

wing nut
  • Specialized
1 2.8

A small metal piece with two flat wings you turn by hand

bonduc nut
  • Australian
9.9

A hard shiny gray seed often used to make necklaces and beads

A large nut you can eat with a hard brown shell and creamy white inside from South America

A tall Amazon rainforest tree that makes large seeds you can eat

A very tall tree in the Amazon that produces Brazil nuts

6.1

A metal piece with two flat wings you turn by hand to hold things together

buffalo nut
  • Specialized
9.9

An oily soft fruit from the rabbitwood tree

buffalo nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub that attaches to hemlock roots and has small green flowers and soft fruits

4.6

An edible seed from some pine trees like Swiss pine used in cooking or as a snack

An edible seed from the Swiss pine with a mild taste often eaten raw or roasted

A large pine tree from the high Alps that makes edible seeds called cembra nuts

Chile nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub from Chile with red fruit and edible seeds like hazelnuts

9.1

A Chilean shrub that produces red fruit with an edible seed like a hazelnut

cohune nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A large nut from a palm that gives oil and has a hard shell carved like ivory

A thick cooking oil from the nuts of a cohune palm that people also use to make soap

cola nut
  • Specialized
6.7

A bitter brown seed from a West African tree that contains caffeine and is used to flavor drinks

A fragrant black seed from the tonka bean tree used like vanilla in food and perfume

coquilla nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A hard brown nut from a South American palm used for carving and instead of ivory

A sweet moist loaf that has chopped dates and nuts, often eaten as a snack or dessert

9.9

An oily seed from the wild mango tree that people eat or press for oil

9.9

A plant from Europe with small edible tubers that people eat and use to add flavor

elk nut
  • Specialized
9.9

An oily small fruit from a rabbitwood bush that elk eat

9.8

A hard white seed from a South American palm tree that people polish to make buttons

areca nut
  • Indian
9.9

A seed from a palm tree chewed with betel leaves and lime in South and Southeast Asia

babassu nut
  • Specialized
9.5

A hard-shelled palm nut that gives oil and has an inside you can eat

A medium-sized tree from southern Europe with a wide top that makes edible seeds like small almonds

A large tree from the eastern United States that makes very big, sweet nuts

8.8

A tree in the eastern United States that makes very large edible nuts

9.2

A liquid from the nuts of a tropical tree that people use for cooking and for skin and hair

A tropical tree that produces large brown nuts containing caffeine used to make cola drinks

6.7

A tall West African tree that produces large brown seeds used for cola flavor

7.1

A bitter brown seed from a West African tree used to help people feel more awake and flavor cola

A small Australian tree grown for its sweet, edible nuts

A small pine tree from Mexico and southern Texas with edible seeds and short needles

5.7

A small hard biscuit flavored with ginger often eaten with tea

9.9

A large brown nut from an African tree that contains caffeine and gives cola flavor

grugru nut
  • Specialized
9.9

An edible nut from palm trees that grow in Brazil or the Caribbean

hex nut
  • Specialized
3.6

A small metal piece with six flat sides that screws onto a bolt to hold things together

hiccough nut
  • South African
9.9

A shrub or climbing plant from Africa with bright red flowers

hiccup nut
  • South African
9.9

A climbing shrub with bright red flowers used for decoration

A South American palm tree with no visible trunk that produces hard white nuts used for carving

8.2

A hard white seed from a South American palm used to make buttons and small objects

Jesuits' nut
  • Archaic
9.9

A type of water chestnut grown in ponds and eaten as a vegetable

Jesus nut
  • Jargon
9.9

A strong metal part that holds a helicopter's rotor to its shaft and whose failure can cause a crash

9.9

A hard shiny grey seed from a tree often used to make jewelry

7.8

A grasslike plant with small edible parts under the ground that often grows as a weed

nut key
  • Jargon
8.9

A small tool climbers use to pull metal pieces from cracks in rock

5.5

A pine tree that makes seeds you can eat

8.5

A grass-like plant with small round edible underground tubers that often grows as a weed

nut tool
  • Jargon
9.5

A small metal hook climbers use to pull stuck climbing nuts from rock cracks

A layer of chopped nuts used to add flavor and crunch to food

A small shrub with hairy leaves and bright orange-red flowers

Queensland nut
  • Australian
5.9

An Australian tree that produces edible nuts and pink flowers

quandong nut
  • Australian
9.9

A hard edible seed inside the fruit of an Australian tree

How Big

nut
337 1.0
bean
512 1.0
kernel
20 3.8
grain
203 1.0

Surface Forms

nut singular
nuts plural

Etymology

Nut comes from an old English word that meant a 'hard seed' you can eat, so the picture to remember is a small seed inside a hard shell. So today nut still means a hard-shelled, edible seed.