nuts

[ nuhts ]

/ nʌts /

Slang.

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interjection

Also nerts, nertz. (used to express disgust, defiance, disapproval, despair).

adjective

insane; crazy.

Idioms for nuts

be nuts about,

to be extremely or excessively enthusiastic about; be fervent in one's admiration of: Both of them are nuts about chamber music.
to be deeply in love with: He's nuts about his new girlfriend.

Origin of nuts

First recorded in 1900–05; plural of nut

Words nearby nuts

nutritionist's calorie, nutritious, nutritive, nutritive equilibrium, nutriture, nuts, nuts about, be, nuts and bolts, nuts and bolts, the, nutshell, nutso

Definition for nuts (2 of 3)

nut

[ nuht ]

/ nʌt /

noun

a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.

the kernel itself.

Botany. a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn.

any of various devices or ornaments resembling a nut.

a block, usually of metal and generally square or hexagonal, perforated with a threaded hole so that it can be screwed down on a bolt to hold together objects through which the bolt passes.

Slang. the head.

Slang.

a person who is very enthusiastic about something; buff; enthusiast; devotee: He's a real circus nut.
an extremely concerned or zealous person: My boss is a nut on double-checking everything.

Slang.

a foolish, silly, or eccentric person.
an insane person; psychotic.

Slang: Vulgar. a testis.

Informal.

the operating expenses, usually figured weekly, of a theatrical production or other commercial enterprise; a break-even point.
the total cost of producing a theatrical production or of forming and opening any new business venture.

Music. (in instruments of the violin family)

the ledge, as of ebony, at the upper end of the fingerboard, over which the strings pass.
the movable piece at the lower end of the bow, by means of which the hairs may be slackened or tightened.

Printing. en(def 2).

verb (used without object), nut·ted, nut·ting.

to seek for or gather nuts: to go nutting in late autumn.

Origin of nut

before 900; 1900–05 for def 8b; Middle English nute, Old English hnutu; cognate with Dutch noot, German Nuss, Old Norse hnot; akin to Latin nux

OTHER WORDS FROM nut

nut·like, adjective

Definition for nuts (3 of 3)

Nut

[ noot ]

/ nut /

noun Egyptian Religion.

the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.

Example sentences from the Web for nuts

Some warned me, with widened eyes and fingers twirling in the air, that Manning is "kind of crazy," or "nuts."

‘Crazy’ Harlem Pastor Hates on Obama and Gays |Olivia Nuzzi |September 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“They thought I was nuts,” he said from his United Nations-protected room in Gaza City when we first talked.

A Gay Jewish Zionist American Doctor in Gaza and What He Saw |Itay Hod |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Because all quacks operate using the exact same methods, which are enumerated with extreme detail in NUTS!

The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor' |Penny Lane |September 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
How he does it, and what happens when it all comes crashing down, is the story of NUTS!

The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor' |Penny Lane |September 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

While sharing a bowl of nuts, we discussed his films past and present.

Rob Reiner on the State of Romcoms, ‘The Princess Bride’s’ Alternate Ending, and the Red Viper |Marlow Stern |July 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Monkeys at the sight of the nuts forgot their dancing and became (as indeed they were) Monkeys instead of actors.

Aesop's Fables |Aesop
Strutt believed that nuts of the roundest sort were the original “marbles.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 |Various
Robinson put a couple of nuts in his hunting bag, and also the shells from the broken nuts.

An American Robinson Crusoe |Samuel. B. Allison
It may be nuts to him and Mr. Arrowsmith to know that they have succeeded in driving my name out of the "N. & Q."

Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 |Various
Nuts and water form a complete dietary, although I do not suggest that any reader should try it.

Food Remedies |Florence Daniel

British Dictionary definitions for nuts (1 of 3)

nuts

/ (nʌts) /

adjective

a slang word for insane

(foll by about or on) slang extremely fond (of) or enthusiastic (about)

interjection

slang an expression of disappointment, contempt, refusal, or defiance

pl n

a slang word for testicles See testicle

British Dictionary definitions for nuts (2 of 3)

NUT

abbreviation for (in Britain)

National Union of Teachers

British Dictionary definitions for nuts (3 of 3)

nut

/ (nʌt) /

noun

a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit that usually possesses a woody wall

(not in technical use) any similar fruit, such as the walnut, having a hard shell and an edible kernel

the edible kernel of such a fruit

slang

an eccentric person
a person who is mentally disturbed

a slang word for head (def. 1)

do one's nut British slang to be extremely angry; go into a rage

off one's nut slang mad, crazy, or foolish

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

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

Also called (US and Canadian): frog music

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
the end of a violin bow that is held by the player

printing another word for en

a small usually gingery biscuit

British a small piece of coal

verb nuts, nutting or nutted

(intr) to gather nuts

(tr) slang to butt (someone) with the head

Derived forms of nut

nutlike, adjective

Word Origin for nut

Old English hnutu; related to Old Norse hnot, Old High German hnuz (German Nuss)

Scientific definitions for nuts

nut

[ nŭt ]

A dry, indehiscent simple fruit consisting of one seed surrounded by a hard and thick pericarp (fruit wall). The seed does not adhere to the pericarp but is connected to it by the funiculus. A nut is similar to an achene but larger. Acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts, and hazelnuts are true nuts. Informally, other edible seeds or dry fruits enclosed in a hard or leathery shell are also called nuts, though they are not true nuts. For instance, an almond kernel is actually the seed of a drupe. Its familiar whitish shell is an endocarp found within the greenish fruit of the almond tree. Peanuts are actually individual seeds from a seed pod called a legume.

Idioms and Phrases with nuts

nut

In addition to the idioms beginning with nuts

nuts about, be
nuts and bolts, the

also see:

drive someone crazy (nuts)
from soup to nuts
hard nut to crack

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interjection

adjective

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noun

verb (used without object), nut·ted, nut·ting.

Origin of nut

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noun Egyptian Religion.

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adjective

interjection

pl n

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abbreviation for (in Britain)

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noun

verb nuts, nutting or nutted

Derived forms of nut

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nuts

interjection

adjective

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Origin of nuts

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Definition for nuts (2 of 3)

noun

verb (used without object), nut·ted, nut·ting.

Origin of nut

OTHER WORDS FROM nut

Definition for nuts (3 of 3)

noun Egyptian Religion.

Words related to nuts

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adjective

interjection

pl n

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abbreviation for (in Britain)

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noun

verb nuts, nutting or nutted

Derived forms of nut

Word Origin for nut

Scientific definitions for nuts

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