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• nut — ► NOUN 1) a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. 2) the hard kernel of such a fruit. 3) a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to …   English terms dictionary

• nut — [nut] n. [ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE * kneu , lump, nut (< base * ken , to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū] 1. the dry, one seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a… …   English World dictionary

• Nut (hardware) — A nut threaded onto a bolt A nut is a type of hardware fastener with a threaded hole. Nuts are almost always used opposite a mating bolt to fasten a stack of parts together. The two partners are kept together by a combination of their threads… …   Wikipedia

• Nut (climbing) — For other uses, see Nut (disambiguation). A set of nuts and a nut removal tool. In rock climbing, a nut (or chock or chockstone) is a metal wedge threaded on a wire, used for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock. Quickdraws are… …   Wikipedia

• Nut (fruit) — Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel Chestnuts …   Wikipedia

• nut — nutlike, adj. /nut/, n., v., nutted, nutting. n. 1. a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 2. the kernel itself. 3. Bot. a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 4.… …   Universalium

• nut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. kernel, stone, nutmeat; seed, core; slang, eccentric, crank, crackpot (sl.), kook (sl.). See food, insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A dry fruit] Syn. seed, kernel, stone, achene, caryopsis, utricle;… …   English dictionary for students

• Nut driver — A ¼ Xcelite nut driver. A nut driver is a tool for tightening nuts and bolts. It essentially consists of a socket attached to a shaft and cylindrical handle and is similar in appearance and use to a screwdriver. They generally have a hollow shaft …   Wikipedia

• nut — noun 1》 a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel.     ↘the hard kernel of such a fruit. 2》 a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to …   English new terms dictionary

• nut — [[t]nʌt[/t]] n. v. nut•ted, nut•ting 1) coo bot a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell 2) bot the kernel itself 3) bot a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn 4) a… …   From formal English to slang

• nut — 1. noun /nʌt/ a) A hard shelled seed. My attorney was waiting in a bar around the corner. “This wont make the nut,” he said, “unless we have unlimited credit.” b) A fastener: a piece of metal, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole… …   Wiktionary