nut
[nʌt]
n
a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit that usually possesses a woody wall
any similar fruit, such as the walnut, having a hard shell and an edible kernel
the edible kernel of such a fruit
an eccentric person.a person who is mentally disturbed
a slang word for head
a person or thing that presents difficulties (esp in the phrase a tough or hard nut to crack)
a small square or hexagonal block, usu. metal, with a threaded hole through the middle for screwing on the end of a bolt
Also called: chock 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 (US and Canadian) frogthe ledge or ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin, cello, etc, over which the strings pass to the tuning pegs.the end of a violin bow that is held by the player
another word for en
a small usually gingery biscuit
a small piece of coal
vb
to gather nuts
to butt (someone) with the head
See nuts
- 习惯用语
- do one's nut to be extremely angry; go into a rage
- off one's nut mad, crazy, or foolish
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