nut
- noun
- /nʌt/
- Specialized
- In 1911, Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms have a small, massive kernel, which he termed "nucleus," a diminutive of nux, the Latin word for nut.
Examples
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What's got to happen now is the nut needs to be cracked open.
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Sometimes moisture will get into an area and cause mold, and sometimes the nut is just old.
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The problem between attention paid and action resulting is still a very tough nut (IMO).
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Dr. Bruce Barringer of Oklahoma State University, who authored the bible of entrepreneurship, spoke about "the nuts and bolts of starting a business" to a packed session.
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In typesetting, a nut is defined as a unit of space that is half the width of an em.
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The graphic designer adjusted the layout by changing the size of each nut in the text.
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Understanding the spacing between nuts is crucial for achieving a balanced page layout.
Synonyms
A width in printing equal to half an em
Idioms
- Offensive
To release semen during sex and used jokingly to show extreme excitement
To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task
- Informal
To use far more force or effort than needed for a small task
Compounds
- Indian
A seed chewed with betel leaves and lime to make you feel more awake, often in South and Southeast Asia
Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing
A large nut you can eat with a hard brown shell and creamy white inside from South America
- Specialized
A shrub that attaches to hemlock roots and has small green flowers and soft fruits
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
A plant from Europe with small edible tubers that people eat and use to add flavor
- Indian
A seed from a palm tree chewed with betel leaves and lime in South and Southeast Asia
A medium-sized tree from southern Europe with a wide top that makes edible seeds like small almonds
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
A bitter brown seed from a West African tree used to help people feel more awake and flavor cola
A small pine tree from Mexico and southern Texas with edible seeds and short needles
- UK
A large brown nut from an African tree that contains caffeine and gives cola flavor
- Specialized
A small metal piece with six flat sides that screws onto a bolt to hold things together
A South American palm tree with no visible trunk that produces hard white nuts used for carving
- Jargon
A strong metal part that holds a helicopter's rotor to its shaft and whose failure can cause a crash
A grass-like plant with small round edible underground tubers that often grows as a weed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nut in printing is a very small space (half an em), and printers called this tiny unit a 'nut' as a simple name for a little piece. So a typesetting nut is just a small unit of space.