query | A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. N___ and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together .A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together . If you want to repair the wheels, you just undo the four nuts. ...nuts and bolts that haven't been tightened up. |
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word | nut |
full-definition | noun The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts . Some nuts can be eaten . Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E. A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together . If you want to repair the wheels, you just undo the four nuts. ...nuts and bolts that haven't been tightened up. If you describe someone as, for example, a football nut or a health nut, you mean that they are extremely enthusiastic about the thing mentioned . ...a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games. If you refer to someone as a nut, you mean that they are mad . There's some nut out there with a gun. A man's testicles can be referred to as his nuts . Your head can be referred to as your nut . adjective If you are nuts about something or someone, you like them very much. They're nuts about the car. She's nuts about you. If you say that someone goes nuts or is nuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish. You guys are nuts. A number of the French players went nuts, completely out of control. |
inflections | nuts |
cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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