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Nut Nʌt Person Noun Bre Crack Open Brazil

Word nut
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / nʌt / NAmE / nʌt /
Example
  • to crack a nut (= open it)
  • a brazil nut
  • a hazelnut
  • nuts and raisins
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nut

(noun)BrE / nʌt / NAmE / nʌt /
  1. a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees
    • see also monkey nut
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/monkey-nut
    • to crack a nut (= open it)
    • a Brazil nut
    • a hazelnut
    • nuts and raisins
  2. a small piece of metal with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a bolt to hold pieces of wood, machinery, etc. together
    • to tighten a nut
    • a wheel nut
  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, etc. 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
  11. crazy
  12. to use more force than is necessary
  13. Extra Examples

    • The documentary focuses on the real nuts and bolts of the film-making process.
    • a jar full of nuts and bolts
    • nut-allergy sufferers
    • I cracked a nut and ate it.
    • She is allergic to nuts.

    Word Origin

    • Old English hnutu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noot and German Nuss.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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