nut nut /ˈnʌt/

noun

1. () Usually large hard-shelled seed  ( nut )
   usually large hard-shelled seed
    The bowl of nuts on the bar was a welcome snack
   The bowl of nuts on the bar was a welcome snack
   
   
2. () A small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt  ( nut )
   a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
    He used a wrench to tighten the nut on the bolt
   He used a wrench to tighten the nut on the bolt
   
   
3. [Vulgar] One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens  ( ballock [British, Vulgar, Non-standard] , bollock [British, Vulgar] , egg , ball [Informal, Vulgar] , nut [Vulgar] , orchis , testis , goolie [British, Vulgar] , gooly [British, Vulgar] , testicle )
   one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
    She kicked him in the balls and got away
   she kicked him in the balls and got away
   
   
4. [Informal] Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction  ( addict , freak , junkie [Informal] , junky [Informal] , nut [Informal] )
   someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
    A golf addict
   a golf addict
    A car nut
   a car nut
    A bodybuilding freak
   a bodybuilding freak
    A news junkie
   a news junkie
   
   
5. [Informal] A whimsically eccentric person  ( crank , fruitcake [Informal] , nut [Informal] , crackpot [Informal] , nut case , screwball [Informal] )
   a whimsically eccentric person
   
6. Half the width of an em  ( en , nut )
   half the width of an em
   

verb

1. Gather nuts  ( nut )
   gather nuts
   

 Nut

noun

1. () Egyptian goddess of the sky  ( Nut )
   Egyptian goddess of the sky
    Nut, the Egyptian goddess of the sky, was depicted arching over the earth in ancient art.
   Nut, the Egyptian goddess of the sky, was depicted arching over the earth in ancient art.