en n (Printing) a unit of measurement, half the width of an em,
(Also called)
nut See also →
ennage
betel nut
n the seed of the betel palm, chewed with betel leaves and lime by people in S and SE Asia as a digestive stimulant and narcotic
brazil nut
n
1 a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae
2 the nut of this tree, having an edible oily kernel and a woody shell, (Often shortened to)
brazil
butterfly nut
n another name for →
wing nut
castle nut
n a hexagonal nut with six slots in the head, two of which take a locking pin to hold it firmly in position
coffee nut
n
1 the fruit of the Kentucky coffee tree
2 another name for →
Kentucky coffee tree
cola nut
n any of the seeds of the cola tree, which contain caffeine and theobromine and are used medicinally and in the manufacture of soft drinks
coquilla nut
n the nut of a South American palm tree, Attalea funifera, having a hard brown shell used for carving
See also →
cohune
(C19: from Portuguese coquilho, diminutive of côco coconut; see coco)
ginger nut , snap
n a crisp biscuit flavoured with ginger
gum nut
n (Austral) the hardened seed container of the gum tree Eucalyptus gummifera
ivory nut
n
1 the seed of the ivory palm, which contains an ivory-like substance used to make buttons, etc.
2 any similar seed from other palms, (Also called)
vegetable ivory
kola nut
n a variant spelling of →
cola nut
monkey nut
n (Brit) another name for a →
peanut
nut
n
1 a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit that usually possesses a woody wall
2 not in technical use any similar fruit, such as the walnut, having a hard shell and an edible kernel
3 the edible kernel of such a fruit
b a person who is mentally disturbed
5 a slang word for →
head →
1
6 ♦
do one's nut (Brit)
slang to be extremely angry; go into a rage
7 ♦
off one's nut
Slang mad, crazy, or foolish
8 a person or thing that presents difficulties (esp. in the phrase a tough or hard nut to crack)
9 a small square or hexagonal block, usu. metal, with a threaded hole through the middle for screwing on the end of a bolt
10 (Mountaineering) a variously shaped small metal block, usually a wedge or hexagonal prism (originally an ordinary engineer's nut) with a wire or rope loop attached, for jamming into a crack to provide security, (Also called)
chock
11 (Also called (U.S. and Canadian))
frog (Music)
a the ledge or ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin, cello, etc., over which the strings pass to the tuning pegs
b the end of a violin bow that is held by the player
12 (Printing) another word for →
en
13 a small usually gingery biscuit
14 (Brit) a small piece of coal
vb , nuts, nutting, nutted
16 tr
Slang to butt (someone) with the head, (See also)
→
nuts
(Old English hnutu; related to Old Norse hnot, Old High German hnuz (German Nuss))
♦
nutlike adj
NUT (in Britain)
abbrev. for National Union of Teachers
nut key
n (Mountaineering) a tool for extracting a nut, chock, etc., from a crack after use
nut oil
n oil obtained from walnuts, hazelnuts, etc., used in paints and varnishes and in cooking
nut pine
n either of two varieties of the pine tree Pinus cembroides, of Mexico, Arizona, and California, having edible nuts
pine nut , kernel
n the edible seed of certain pine trees
Queensland nut
n another name for →
macadamia
stuffing nut
n a large nut that is tightened to compress the packing in a stuffing box
wing nut
n a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central body, (Also called)
butterfly nut