nut

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'NUT': /ˌɛnjuːˈtiː/; 'nut': /ˈnʌt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/nʌt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'nut': (nut); 'Nut': (no̅o̅t)


Inflections of 'nut' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
nuts
v 3rd person singular
nutting
v pres p
nutted
v past
nutted
v past p

nut
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Sense: Noun: hard seed or fruit
Synonyms:
peanut Collocations, hazelnut, chestnut Collocations, cobnut, cashew, cashew nut, macadamia, macadamia nut, Brazil nut, Brazil, pistachio, horse chestnut, sweet chestnut, monkey nut (UK), almond Collocations, walnut Collocations, pine nut, grape nut, coconut Collocations, seed Collocations, fruit Collocations, drupe, kernel Collocations
Sense: Noun: insane person - slang
Synonyms:
lunatic, psycho (informal), psychopath, headcase (slang), crazy Collocations (slang), loon (slang), loony (slang), loonie (slang), wacko (US, slang), nutcase (slang), fruitcake (slang), madman, madwoman, nutjob (slang), nutter (UK, slang), basket case (slang), mad person, crazy person
Sense: Noun: odd person - slang
Synonyms:
oddball (slang), screwball (slang), character Collocations (informal), eccentric Collocations, fruitcake (slang), kook (slang), nutcase (slang), weirdo Collocations (slang)
Sense: Noun: enthusiast - informal
Synonyms:
aficionado, enthusiast, fanatic, buff Collocations (informal), fan Collocations, fiend Collocations, freak Collocations, lover Collocations, junkie (informal), addict, -aholic (prefix, slang), -oholic (prefix, slang), -head (prefix, slang), maniac, hound Collocations
Sense: Noun: challenge
Synonyms:
challenge Collocations, problem Collocations, question Collocations, trouble Collocations, case Collocations, knot Collocations, hard nut to crack, tough nut to crack, knotty problem
Sense: Noun: head - slang
Synonyms:
head Collocations, bean Collocations (slang), noggin (slang), dome Collocations (slang), noodle (slang), bonce (UK, slang)


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