Nut Nʌt Person Noun Crack Open Cashew Hazelnut

• to crack a nut (= open it)
• a cashew nut
• a hazelnut
• nuts and raisins

nut

1. a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees
• SEE ALSO betel nut
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/betel-nut
• to crack a nut (= open it)
• a cashew nut
• a hazelnut
• nuts and raisins
• chopped nuts
• She is allergic to nuts.
• She has a severe nut allergy.
• a nut roast/cutlet
2. a small piece of metal with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a bolt to hold pieces of wood, parts of machines, etc. together
• SEE ALSO lug nut
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lug-nut
• to tighten a nut
• a wheel nut
• a jar full of nuts and bolts
3. a person’s head or brain
4. a strange or crazy person
• SEE ALSO nuts
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/nuts
• He's a complete nut, if you ask me.
5. a person who is extremely interested in a particular subject, activity, etc.
• a fitness/tennis/computer nut
6. a man’s testicles
7. to become very angry
• She’ll do her nut when she finds out!
8. a person who is difficult to deal with or to influence
9. a difficult problem or situation to deal with
10. the basic practical details of a subject or an activity
• The documentary focuses on the real nuts and bolts of the film-making process.
11. crazy
12. to use more force than is necessary

Word Origin

• Old English hnutu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noot and German Nuss.