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1. | [ noun ] (botany) usually large hard-shelled seed | |
Related terms: | seed cembra_nut mast palm_nut kola_nut nutlet edible_nut | |
2. | [ noun ] (religion,antiquity) goddess of the sky | |
Related terms: | Egyptian_deity | |
3. | [ noun ] a small square or hexagonal metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt | |
Related terms: | block locknut hex_nut wing_nut square_nut packing_nut nut_and_bolt | |
4. | [ noun ] someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | |
Synonyms: | freak junkie junky addict | |
Examples: | "a golf addict" "a car nut" "a control freak" |
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Related terms: | enthusiast gym_rat addict | |
5. | [ noun ] (sociology) a whimsically eccentric person | |
Synonyms: | crackpot fruitcake nutcase screwball nut_case crank | |
Related terms: | eccentric | |
6. | [ verb ] gather nuts | |
Related terms: | gather | |
7. | [ noun ] (printing) half the width of an em | |
Synonyms: | en | |
Related terms: | linear_unit em | |
8. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | |
Synonyms: | testicle ball orchis ballock gonad egg bollock testis | |
Examples: | "she kicked him in the balls and got away" |
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Related terms: | male_reproductive_gland gonad endocrine_gland undescended_testis cobblers male_reproductive_system male_genitalia vas_deferens spermatic_cord epididymis rete_testis seminiferous_tubule testicular_vein testicular_artery | |
Similar spelling: |
Nutt nutty nude Nuda |