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• Peanut — For other uses, see Peanut (disambiguation). Peanut Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

• peanut — /pee nut , neuht/, n. 1. the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens. 2. the plant itself. 3. any small or insignificant person or thing. 4.… …   Universalium

• shell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on eggs/nuts/some animals ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, hard, outer, protective, thick ▪ She had built up a protective shell around herself. (figurative) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• peanut — UK [ˈpiːˌnʌt] / US [ˈpɪˌnʌt] noun [countable] Word forms peanut : singular peanut plural peanuts a) a type of nut that grows under the ground inside a thin shell and that can be eaten b) containing or made with peanuts peanut sauce/oil …   English dictionary

• shell — 1. noun 1) a crab shell Syn: carapace, exterior; armor; Zoology exoskeleton 2) peanut shells Syn: pod, husk, hull, casing, case, covering, integument, shuck 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• peanut — noun Peanut is used before these nouns: ↑allergy, ↑butter, ↑farmer, ↑oil, ↑sauce, ↑shell …   Collocations dictionary

• peanut — pea|nut [ pinʌt ] noun count * 1. ) a type of nut that grows under the ground inside a thin shell and that can be eaten a ) containing or made with peanuts: peanut sauce/oil/brittle 2. ) AMERICAN OFFENSIVE a very small or unimportant person …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shell — 1. noun 1) peanut shells Syn: pod, hull, husk; N.Amer. shuck 2) the metal shell of the car Syn: body, case, casing, framework, hull, fuselage, hulk 2. verb …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• peanut — pea|nut [ˈpi:nʌt] n 1.) a pale brown nut in a thin shell which grows under the ground = ↑groundnut ▪ a packet of roasted peanuts 2.) peanuts informal a very small amount of money ▪ The hotel workers get paid peanuts . ▪ I m tired of wo …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• peanut — noun 1 (C) a nut which grows in a soft shell under the ground and which can be eaten: salted peanuts 2 peanuts (U) informal a sum of money that is so small that it is hardly worth mentioning: The hotel workers get paid peanuts …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• peanut — [ˈpiːnʌt] noun [C] a type of nut that you can eat that grows under the ground inside a thin shell …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English