nuts
nuts /ˈnʌts/
adjective
-
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
(
around the bend
, balmy
, barmy
, bats
, batty
, bonkers
, buggy
, cracked
, crackers
, daft
, dotty
, fruity
, haywire
, kookie
, kooky
, loco
, loony
, loopy
, nuts
, nutty
, round the bend
, wacky
, whacky
)
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
It used to drive my husband balmy
it used to drive my husband balmy
nut
nut /ˈnʌt/
noun
-
()
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
-
()
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
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[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
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[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
-
[Informal]
A whimsically eccentric person
(
crank
, fruitcake
[Informal] , nut
[Informal] , crackpot
[Informal] , nut case
, screwball
[Informal] )
a whimsically eccentric person
-
Half the width of an em
(
en
, nut
)
half the width of an em
verb
-
Gather nuts
(
nut
)
gather nuts
noun
-
()
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.