The meaning of Nut

noun

An edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants.

Usage examples:

A tin of beans

verb

Hit (someone) on the head.

Usage examples:

She picked up a rock and beaned him on the forehead

verb

(of a machine) break down.

Usage examples:

My car conked out

noun

A person's nose.

Usage examples:

Look at the size of that conk!

verb

Straighten curly or kinky hair.

noun

A cooking apple of a large ribbed variety.

Usage examples:

The cooking equivalent was the costard, which gave rise to the term costermonger, first applied to …

noun

A person's head.

noun

The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.

Usage examples:

The eye is located within the orbital cavity of the skull between the cranium and the facial skelet…

noun

The hard bone case that gives an animal's or a human's head its shape and protects the brain

verb

Turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine) in order to start the engine.

Usage examples:

The starter motor struggled to crank the engine

noun

A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.

Usage examples:

A long con rod which acts as a longer lever on the crank

noun

An eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject.

Usage examples:

When he first started to air his views, they labelled him a crank

noun

A thick, flat, savoury cake with a soft, porous texture, made from a yeast mixture cooked on a griddle and eaten toasted and buttered.

Usage examples:

Enjoy beautifully prepared cakes and pastries, or a full afternoon tea with sandwiches, toasted but…

noun

A long-tailed, medium-sized bird, typically with a grey or brown back and barred or pale underparts. many cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of small songbirds.

Usage examples:

It is an important wintering ground for european migratory birds such as the white stork, the lesse…

adjective

Mad; crazy.

Usage examples:

People think you're cuckoo

verb

Take over (the home of a vulnerable person) in order to establish a base for illegal drug dealing in the area.

Usage examples:

The frightened woman confided to her support worker that her flat had been cuckooed by a gang selli…

noun

A rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.

Usage examples:

The dome of st paul's cathedral

noun

A cake containing dried fruit and nuts.

Usage examples:

A rich, moist fruit cake

noun

A cake containing small dried or sugar-covered fruit, nuts, and spices

Usage examples:

His wife's a real fruitcake but they get along great.

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

A mad or silly person.

Usage examples:

She was working with a bunch of loonies

adjective

Mad or silly.

Usage examples:

Loony drivers

adjective

Foolish or crazy

Usage examples:

He has loony ideas.

noun

A person who is mentally ill (not in technical use).

Usage examples:

She continued to gape at him as if he was a runaway lunatic from a nearby mental asylum.

adjective

Mentally ill (not in technical use).

Usage examples:

A ward of lunatic old ladies

noun

A foolish or crazy person

Usage examples:

He drives like a lunatic., a lunatic criminal

noun

A person exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour.

Usage examples:

When he sits in front of a playstation he transforms into a karate-choppin' maniac

combining form

Forming nouns corresponding to words ending in -mania.

Usage examples:

Kleptomaniac

noun

A person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject

Usage examples:

My brother is a maniac when it comes to football., a homicidal maniac

noun

A person of wealth or high social position.

Usage examples:

It was quite a do—all the nobs were there

noun

A person's head.

noun

A person's head.

Usage examples:

Years later whitman dismissed harlan gently: ‘he was only a fool: there was only a dim light in his…

verb

Nod or wag (one's head).

Usage examples:

‘yeah i had fun too,’ chad replied, noddling his head grinning from ear to ear.

noun

The head or brain of a person

Usage examples:

Did that hit you on the noddle?, use your noddle - clear the shelves before you paint the cupboard!

noun

A person's head.

Usage examples:

It hit him squarely on the noggin

noun

A small amount of alcoholic drink, usually a quarter of a pint

Usage examples:

Use your noggin - think before you decide what to do!

noun

A very thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste, eaten with a sauce or in a soup.

Usage examples:

Cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water

noun

A stupid or silly person.

verb

Improvise or play casually on a musical instrument.

Usage examples:

Tapes of him noodling on his farfisa organ

noun

A mad or foolish person.

Usage examples:

Or in some cases, they were just complete borderline nutcases with sociopathic tendencies.

noun

Someone who behaves in an extremely silly way

Usage examples:

Only complete nutcases like myself swim in the sea in winter.

noun

A mad or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

No longer will they associate it with nutters, wackos and the irredeemably mad.

noun

A strange or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

She was seen as a bit of an oddball

adjective

Strange; bizarre.

Usage examples:

Oddball training methods

noun

A person whose behavior is unusual and strange

noun

A person's head.

Usage examples:

He scratched his balding pate

noun

The paste of which porcelain is made.

noun

A rich, savoury paste made from finely minced or mashed ingredients, typically seasoned meat or fish.

Usage examples:

Salmon pâté

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) schizophrenic.

noun

A schizophrenic.

combining form

Divided; split.

Usage examples:

Schizocarp

noun

Another term for weirdo.

noun

A person whose dress or behaviour seems strange or eccentric.

Usage examples:

The streets are dangerous and there are too many weirdos around

noun

A person who you think is strange and who makes you uncomfortable

Usage examples:

That guy is a real weirdo.