Another word for nut
nut
n.
A dry fruit
seed, kernel, stone, achene, caryopsis, utricle; see also fruit 1.
Common nuts include: peanut, acorn, beechnut, hazelnut, black walnut, English walnut, almond, nutmeg, pecan, filbert, coconut, pistachio, cashew, hognut, chestnut, water chestnut, butternut, kola; hickory, swamp hickory, pine, Brazil, macadamia, groundnut, ginkgo, quandong, betel nut.
A threaded metal block
bur, lock nut, cap, ratchet nut, bolt nut, screw nut, jam nut; see also bolt 1.
*An eccentric or insane person
*The head
problem, responsibility, burden; see difficulty 1, 2.
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Another word for nut
- (Slang)
A person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy:
crackpot, crazy, eccentric, lunatic. (Informal) crank, loon, loony. (Slang) cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, kook, screwball, weirdie, weirdo. See wise - (Slang)
A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity:
bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac, zealot. (Informal) buff2, fan2, fiend. (Slang) freak. See concern - (Slang)
The uppermost part of the body:
head, noddle, pate, poll. (Slang) bean, block, conk, dome, noggin, noodle. See body
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