nut
English
/nʌt/, [nɐt]
noun
Definitions
- A hard-shelled seed.
- A piece of metal, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole through it having machined internal threads, intended to be screwed onto a bolt or other threaded shaft.
- (slang) A crazy person.
- (slang) The head.
- (US) Monthly expense to keep a venture running.
- (US) The amount of money necessary to set up some venture; set-up costs.
- (US) A stash of money owned by an extremely rich investor, sufficient to sustain a high level of consumption if all other money is lost.
- (musical instruments) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
- (typography) En, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use.
- (dated) An extravagantly fashionable young man.
- (vulgar) A testicle.
- (vulgar) Semen, ejaculate.
- (vulgar) Orgasm, ejaculation; especially release of semen
- (colloquial) An extreme enthusiast.
- (climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)
- (poker) The best possible hand of a certain type, for instance: "nut straight", "nut flush", and "nut full house". Compare nuts (t=the best possible hand available).
- The tumbler of a gunlock.
- (nautical) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nute inherited from Old English hnutu (nut) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnuts (nut) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *knew- (scrape, scratch, rub).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*knew-
Gloss
scrape, scratch, rub
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- Nutbush English
- Nutella English
- Nuttall English
- Ringnut English
- Welsh English
- acorn English
- acorn nut English
- bag English
- ball English
- balls English
- bar English
- beech English
- beech nut English
- beechnut English
- bitter English
- bitternut English
- bladder English
- bladdernut English
- blood English
- bloodnut English
- bowl English
- bread English
- breadnut English
- breaker English
- brown English
- bush English
- butter English
- butterfly English
- butterfly nut English
- butternut English
- cake English
- candle English
- candlenut English
- case English
- clag English
- clagnut English
- coco English
- coconut English
- coconut embryo English
- coconut octopus English
- coconutty English
- cocovore English
- crack English
- cracker English
- dash English
- dick English
- dicknut English
- donut English
- donut spare English
- donutlike English
- donutty English
- dough English
- doughnut English
- doughnutlike English
- doughnutty English
- dumb English
- dumbnut English
- econut English
- environut English
- farm English
- fluff English
- fluffernutter English
- fuck English
- fucknut English
- fuzz English
- fuzznut English
- gall English
- gallnut English
- ginger English
- gingernut English
- grass English
- ground English
- groundnut English
- gum English
- gumnut English
- hack English
- hacker English
- hatch English
- hazel English
- hazelnut English
- hazelnutlike English
- hazelnutty English
- head English
- heart English
- heartnut English
- hog English
- hognut English
- hook English
- house English
- hugger English
- jam doughnut English
- jelly doughnut English
- jobber English
- lock English
- locknut English
- meal English
- meat English
- micronut English
- monkey English
- monkey nut English
- nuciferous English
- nuciform English
- nucin English
- nut dash English
- nut up English
- nut-brown English
- nut-head English
- nutarian English
- nutarianism English
- nutbag English
- nutbaggery English
- nutball English
- nutballs English
- nutbar English
- nutbowl English
- nutbreaker English
- nutburger English
- nutcake English
- nutcase English
- nutcrack English
- nutcracker English
- nutfarm English
- nutgall English
- nutgrass English
- nuthack English
- nuthacker English
- nuthatch English
- nuthead English
- nuthook English
- nuthouse English
- nuthugger English
- nutjobber English
- nutless English
- nutlet English
- nutlike English
- nutling English
- nutly English
- nutmeal English
- nutmeat English
- nutpecker English
- nutpick English
- nutpicking English
- nutrider English
- nutrush English
- nutsack English
- nutsedge English
- nutshell English
- nutshot English
- nutter English
- nuttery English
- nuttily English
- nuttiness English
- nutty English
- nutwood English
- nux vomica English
- oil English
- oilnut English
- pea English
- peanut English
- peanutless English
- peanutlike English
- peanutty English
- pecker English
- pepper English
- peppernut English
- pick English
- picking English
- pig English
- pignut English
- rider English
- ring English
- rush English
- sack English
- sedge English
- seed English
- seednut English
- shell English
- shot English
- soap English
- soapnut English
- spice English
- spicenut English
- thumb English
- thumbnut English
- up English
- walsh English
- walshnut English
- welshnut English
- wing English
- wing nut English
- wingnut English
- wingnutosphere English
- wingnuttery English
- wood English
- (arbor) nucāria Latin
- *nuca Latin
- *nuceola Latin
- nucem Latin
- nucem, nux Latin
- nucetum Latin
- nucifer Latin
- nucālis Latin
- nux Latin
- pisa Latin
- pisum Latin
- pīsum Latin
- Brechnuss German
- Cashewnuss German
- Erdnuss German
- Haselnuss German
- Kokosnuss German
- Nuss German
- Nussschale German
- Paradiesnuss German
- Paranuss German
- Pekannuss German
- Pfeffernuss German
- Waschnuss German
- nussförmig German
- nussig German
- nuce Italian
- pisello Italian
- aardnoot Dutch, Flemish
- apennoot Dutch, Flemish
- arecanoot Dutch, Flemish
- banknoot Dutch, Flemish
- betelnoot Dutch, Flemish
- donut Dutch, Flemish
- eindnoot Dutch, Flemish
- hazelnoot Dutch, Flemish
- klappernoot Dutch, Flemish
- kokosnoot Dutch, Flemish
- kruidnoot Dutch, Flemish
- noot Dutch, Flemish
- nootmuskaat Dutch, Flemish
- notenolie Dutch, Flemish
- notenschrift Dutch, Flemish
- olienoot Dutch, Flemish
- pepernoot Dutch, Flemish
- voetnoot Dutch, Flemish
- zeepnoot Dutch, Flemish
- dona Spanish, Castilian
- dónut Spanish, Castilian
- noguera Spanish, Castilian
- nuez Spanish, Castilian
- πίσον Ancient Greek
- χνόος Ancient Greek
- *knew- Proto-Indo-European
- peanøtt Norwegian Bokmål
- *hnuppô Proto-Germanic
- *hnuts Proto-Germanic
- hasselnöt Swedish
- kokosnöt Swedish
- nöt Swedish
- nötkreatur Swedish
- nötkråka Swedish
- nötkött Swedish
- nötväcka Swedish
- ココナッツ Japanese
- ドーナツ Japanese
- ナット Japanese
- ピーナッツ Japanese
- ヘーゼルナッツ Japanese
- hasselnøtt Norwegian Nynorsk
- kokosnøtt Norwegian Nynorsk
- nøtt Norwegian Nynorsk
- paranøtt Norwegian Nynorsk
- peanøtt Norwegian Nynorsk
- hnutu Old English
- wealhhnutu Old English
- haselnote Middle English
- nute Middle English
- nute-brun Middle English
- nuthake Middle English
- nutter Middle English
- nutthache Middle English
- walsh-note Middle English
- walshenote Middle English
- cnó Irish
- gallchnó Irish
- taoschnó Irish
- hnot Old Norse
- hungersnød Danish
- jordnød Danish
- kokosnød Danish
- nød Danish
- nødudgang Danish
- peanut Danish
- åndenød Danish
- nusche Old French
- nukso Esperanto
- noguera Catalan, Valencian
- डोनट Hindi
- हेज़लनट Hindi
- nogueira Galician
- nuc Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- دونات Persian
- นอต Thai
- โดนัต Thai
- โดนัท Thai
- not Indonesian
- cnau Welsh
- cneua Welsh
- cneuen Welsh
- note Middle Dutch
- nōte Middle Dutch
- nuz Old High German
- nuco Ido
- cnú Old Irish
- neut Afrikaans
- noot Afrikaans
- cocannette Norman
- donat Tagalog
- Afennoss Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Hieselnoss Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Noss Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *hnut gmw-pro
- *nutu Old Dutch
- *knūs Proto-Celtic
- 冬甩 Chinese
- Nuss Alemannic German
- nut Old Swedish
- 너트 Korean
- 도넛 Korean
- noglâr Friulian
- nole Friulian
- nogat Old Occitan
- pinōt Marshallese
- to̧nōt Marshallese
- *nutu Old Frisian
- nóxa Venetian
- pinat Tok Pisin
- Nuute Saterland Frisian
- nauc Dalmatian
- Nuss Pennsylvania German
- *know Proto-Brythonic
- nouzôte Bourguignon
- noti Hausa
- up
- pig
- hog
- pea
- bar
- oil
- bag
- gum
- -er
- shot
- meal
- wood
- seed
- fuzz
- fuck
- pick
- cake
- head
- ring
- coco
- dick
- clag
- meat
- gall
- lock
- dumb
- sack
- dash
- rush
- case
- wing
- farm
- ball
- bush
- hook
- bowl
- hack
- soap
- nucin
- hazel
- Welsh
- rider
- walsh
- beech
- bread
- spice
- hatch
- dough
- shell
- blood
- brown
- balls
- fluff
- grass
- donut
- nutty
- acorn
- heart
- sedge
- crack
- house
- thumb
- nutly
- oilnut
- pignut
- ground
- hognut
- bitter
- monkey
- gumnut
- econut
- peanut
- butter
- nutbag
- candle
- pepper
- hugger
- nut up
- nutter
- hacker
- ginger
- nutlet
- nutbar
- jobber
- pecker
- locknut
- nutfarm
- dicknut
- nutgall
- nutwood
- clagnut
- nuttery
- nutpick
- nutling
- nutlike
- fucknut
- nutsack
- fuzznut
- nuthack
- nutcake
- gallnut
- nutbowl
- coconut
- cracker
- Nutbush
- nutcase
- Nuttall
- bladder
- nutrush
- nuthead
- nutless
- Nutella
- nuttily
- nutmeat
- picking
- seednut
- nutmeal
- breaker
- dumbnut
- donutty
- soapnut
- Ringnut
- nuthook
- wingnut
- nutball
- nutshot
- cocovore
- nuciform
- nutrider
- nut-head
- doughnut
- breadnut
- thumbnut
- nutarian
- walshnut
- nuthatch
- nutcrack
- peanutty
- bloodnut
- wing nut
- heartnut
- nutsedge
- hazelnut
- nut dash
- nutballs
- nuthouse
- spicenut
- welshnut
- beechnut
- micronut
- nutshell
- nutgrass
- groundnut
- nuthugger
- nut-brown
- nutburger
- nuttiness
- nuthacker
- butternut
- donutlike
- bitternut
- butterfly
- acorn nut
- candlenut
- nutjobber
- coconutty
- nutpecker
- environut
- beech nut
- peppernut
- gingernut
- peanutless
- nutcracker
- nutpicking
- doughnutty
- nutbreaker
- bladdernut
- nux vomica
- nutbaggery
- peanutlike
- monkey nut
- hazelnutty
- nuciferous
- wingnuttery
- nutarianism
- donut spare
- doughnutlike
- jam doughnut
- hazelnutlike
- fluffernutter
- butterfly nut
- wingnutosphere
- jelly doughnut
- coconut embryo
- coconut octopus