"nut" | Definition and Related Words

nut

Noun

Usually large hard-shelled seed (synset 113157333)
is a type of: seed - a small hard fruit
subtypes:
- edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
- cedar nut, cembra nut - the seed of the Swiss pine
- cola nut, kola nut - bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract
- mast - nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
- palm kernel, palm nut - seed of any oil palm
- nutlet - a small nut
Egyptian goddess of the sky (synset 109535970)
is an instance of: egyptian deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians
A small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt (synset 103841711)
is a type of: block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
subtypes:
- hex nut - a nut with a hexagonal shape
- locknut, safety nut - supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening
- square nut - nut with a square shape
- packing nut, stuffing nut - a nut used to tighten a stuffing box
- butterfly nut, thumbnut, wing nut, wing screw, wing-nut - a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
is a part of: nut and bolt - a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt
Half the width of an em (synset 113734697)
is a type of: linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length

is a part of: em, pica, pica em - a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

same as: en
A whimsically eccentric person (synset 109994026)
is a type of: eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball - a person with an unusual or odd personality

same as: crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut case, screwball
Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction (synset 109788499)
"a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"

is a type of: enthusiast, partisan, partizan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

subtypes: gym rat - someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa

same as: addict, freak, junkie, junky
One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (synset 105532266)
"she kicked him in the balls and got away"
is a type of:
- gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
- male reproductive gland - the reproductive organs of a man
subtypes:
- cobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)
- undescended testicle, undescended testis - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
has:
- arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery - a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles
- testicular vein, vena testicularis - a vein from the testicles
- seminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
- epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
- rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia
- ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
- spermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
is a part of:
- male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males
- family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organs
same as: ball, ballock, bollock, egg, orchis, testicle, testis

Verb

Gather nuts (synset 201385374)
is a type of: collect, garner, gather, pull together - assemble or get together

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