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caryopsis
A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united.
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  1. A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united.
  2. A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
  3. A small, dry, one-seeded fruit in which the ovary wall remains joined with the seed in a single grain, as in barley, wheat, corn, rice, etc.
eccentric
An odd or unconventional person
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  1. An odd or unconventional person
  2. (Physics) A disk or wheel having its axis of revolution displaced from its center so that it is capable of imparting reciprocating motion.
  3. A disk set off center on a shaft and revolving inside a strap that is attached to one end of a rod, thereby converting the circular motion of the shaft into back-and-forth motion of the rod
seed
A mature plant ovule containing an embryo.
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  1. A mature plant ovule containing an embryo.
  2. Seeds considered as a group:
  3. The seed-bearing stage of a plant:
kernel
A small amount of something, especially when potentially developing into something else:
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  1. A small amount of something, especially when potentially developing into something else:
  2. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
  3. The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone.
stone
(--- Printing) A table with a smooth top, originally of stone, on which page forms are composed
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  1. (--- Printing) A table with a smooth top, originally of stone, on which page forms are composed
  2. A piece of rock that is used in construction:
  3. (Short for) precious stone
achene
Any small, dry, indehiscent fruit, as the strawberry, with one seed which is attached to the ovary wall at only one point
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  1. Any small, dry, indehiscent fruit, as the strawberry, with one seed which is attached to the ovary wall at only one point
  2. A small, dry, indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a thin wall, as in a sunflower.
utricle
A small bladderlike one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in an amaranth plant.
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  1. A small bladderlike one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in an amaranth plant.
  2. (Botany) A dry fruit similar to an achene, found in the beet and dock plants.
  3. (--- Bot.) A small, one-celled, usually indehiscent fruit with a thin, membranous wall and one or several seeds
bur
A plant producing such husks or coverings.
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  1. A plant producing such husks or coverings.
  2. Alternative form of burr (small piece of material)
  3. A type of pseudocarp in which the outer surface possesses hooks or barbs. Burs become caught in the feathers or hair of animals, which then carry them away to disperse the seeds.
cap
A special head covering worn to indicate rank, occupation, or membership in a particular group:
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  1. A special head covering worn to indicate rank, occupation, or membership in a particular group:
  2. A truck cap.
  3. A percussion cap.
fanatic
A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
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  1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
  2. A person whose extreme zeal, piety, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable; zealot
maniac
A wildly or violently insane person; madman; lunatic
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  1. A wildly or violently insane person; madman; lunatic
  2. A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  3. A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something:
crown
An artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth.
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  1. An artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth.
  2. The highest, primary, or most valuable part, attribute, or state:
  3. (--- originally) A coin bearing the figure of a crown
skull
The human cranium regarded as the seat of thought or intelligence
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  1. The human cranium regarded as the seat of thought or intelligence
  2. The part of the skeleton that forms the framework of the head, consisting of the bones of the cranium, which protect the brain, and the bones of the face.
  3. The entire bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of a vertebrate, enclosing and protecting the brain and sense organs, including the bones of the face and jaw
brain
Intellectual ability; intellect:
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  1. Intellectual ability; intellect:
  2. A functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system.
  3. The part of the nervous system in vertebrates that is enclosed within the skull, is connected with the spinal cord, and is composed of gray matter and white matter. It is the control center of the central nervous system, receiving sensory impulses from the rest of the body and transmitting motor impulses for the regulation of voluntary movement. The brain also contains the centers of consciousness, thought, language, memory, and emotion.
crackpot
An eccentric person, especially one with bizarre ideas.
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  1. An eccentric person, especially one with bizarre ideas.
  2. A mentally unbalanced or eccentric person; often, specif., a person who holds or is a proponent of a highly unorthodox or eccentric belief
crazy
One who is or appears to be mentally deranged:
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  1. One who is or appears to be mentally deranged:
  2. An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
eccentric
(Physics) A disk or wheel having its axis of revolution displaced from its center so that it is capable of imparting reciprocating motion.
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  1. (Physics) A disk or wheel having its axis of revolution displaced from its center so that it is capable of imparting reciprocating motion.
  2. An odd or unconventional person
  3. A disk set off center on a shaft and revolving inside a strap that is attached to one end of a rod, thereby converting the circular motion of the shaft into back-and-forth motion of the rod
lunatic
An insane person
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  1. An insane person
crank
A handle or arm bent at right angles and connected to a shaft of a machine, used to transmit motion or to change rotary motion into reciprocating motion, or vice versa
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  1. A handle or arm bent at right angles and connected to a shaft of a machine, used to transmit motion or to change rotary motion into reciprocating motion, or vice versa
  2. (Rare) A fanciful or unusual turn of speech or thought; conceit
  3. (Informal) A person who has odd, stubborn notions about something; eccentric
loon
One who is crazy or deranged.
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  1. One who is crazy or deranged.
  2. Any of an order (Gaviiformes) of fish-eating diving birds, with a sharp bill and webbed feet, found mainly in subarctic regions: noted for its weird cry
  3. A crazy person
loony
A foolish or crazy person.
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  1. A foolish or crazy person.
cuckoo
Any of a family (Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes) of birds with a long, slender body, grayish-brown on top and white below: many, including the European species (Cuculus canorus), lay eggs in the nests of other birds, but the American species hatch and rear their own young
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  1. Any of a family (Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes) of birds with a long, slender body, grayish-brown on top and white below: many, including the European species (Cuculus canorus), lay eggs in the nests of other birds, but the American species hatch and rear their own young
  2. (Slang) A foolish or crazy person.
  3. The call of a cuckoo, which sounds somewhat like its name
ding-a-ling
(Slang) A crazy, stupid, or eccentric person
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  1. (Slang) A crazy, stupid, or eccentric person
dingbat
(Informal, former) A stone, stick, or other object suitable for throwing
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  1. (Informal, former) A stone, stick, or other object suitable for throwing
  2. (Slang) An empty-headed or silly person.
  3. (Slang) An unspecified gadget or other small article, especially one whose name is unknown or forgotten.
kook
A person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy.
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  1. A person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy.
screwball
(Baseball) A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball.
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  1. (Baseball) A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball.
  2. (Baseball) A ball thrown by a right-handed pitcher that curves to the right, or one thrown by a left-handed pitcher that curves to the left
  3. (Slang) A person who seems erratic, irrational, unconventional, or unbalanced
weirdie
A strange person, event, or thing.
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  1. A strange person, event, or thing.
  2. (Informal) Someone or something weird.
weirdo
A strange or eccentric person.
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  1. A strange or eccentric person.
bug
An insect, spider, or similar organism. Not in scientific use.
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  1. An insect, spider, or similar organism. Not in scientific use.
  2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
  3. An enthusiast or devotee; a buff:
devotee
A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
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  1. A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
  2. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
  3. A person strongly devoted to something or someone
enthusiast
A zealot; a fanatic.
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  1. A zealot; a fanatic.
  2. One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit:
  3. A person full of enthusiasm
fanatic
A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
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  1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
  2. A person whose extreme zeal, piety, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable; zealot
maniac
A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
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  1. A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. A wildly or violently insane person; madman; lunatic
  3. A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something:
zealot
Among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine
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  1. Among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine
  2. A fanatically committed person.
  3. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
buff
One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject:
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  1. One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject:
  2. A heavy, soft, brownish-yellow leather made from the skin of the buffalo or from other animal hides
  3. A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
fan
Anything in the shape of a fan, as the tail of a bird
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  1. Anything in the shape of a fan, as the tail of a bird
  2. A person enthusiastic about a specified sport, pastime, or performer; devotee
  3. Something resembling an open fan in shape:
fiend
An evil spirit; a demon.
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  1. An evil spirit; a demon.
  2. (Informal) One who is particularly adept at something:
  3. A person who is excellent at some activity
freak
An abnormally formed organism, especially one regarded as a curiosity.
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  1. An abnormally formed organism, especially one regarded as a curiosity.
  2. Any abnormal animal, person, or plant; monstrosity
  3. An eccentric or nonconformist person, especially a member of a counterculture.
head
(Anatomy) The rounded proximal end of a long bone:
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  1. (Anatomy) The rounded proximal end of a long bone:
  2. The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind:
  3. A portrait or representation of a person's head.
noddle
(Informal, former) The head; pate
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  1. (Informal, former) The head; pate
pate
Paste; esp., the clay paste used in making pottery or porcelain
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  1. Paste; esp., the clay paste used in making pottery or porcelain
  2. A small pastry filled with meat or fish.
  3. The head, esp. the top of the head
poll
The places where votes are cast and registered during an election, considered as a group:
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  1. The places where votes are cast and registered during an election, considered as a group:
  2. An individual person, esp. one among several
  3. The head, especially the top of the head where hair grows.
bean
Any of various twining herbs of the genus Phaseolus in the pea family, native to the Americas, having leaves with three leaflets and variously colored flowers, and widely cultivated for their edible pods and seeds.
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  1. Any of various twining herbs of the genus Phaseolus in the pea family, native to the Americas, having leaves with three leaflets and variously colored flowers, and widely cultivated for their edible pods and seeds.
  2. (Slang) The head, brain, or mind
  3. (Slang) A person's head.
block
The distance along one side of such an area
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  1. The distance along one side of such an area
  2. A mold or form on which an item is shaped or displayed:
  3. (Slang) A person's head
conk
A shelflike growth of fungus found on various trees, usually on the trunk
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  1. A shelflike growth of fungus found on various trees, usually on the trunk
  2. A hairstyle in which the hair is straightened, usually by chemical means.
  3. The head.
dome
A circular or elliptical area of uplifted rock in which the rock dips gently away, in all directions, from a central point.
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  1. A circular or elliptical area of uplifted rock in which the rock dips gently away, in all directions, from a central point.
  2. A roof or vault having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape.
  3. (Slang) The head; esp., the rounded top of the head
noggin
A small cup or mug
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  1. A small cup or mug
  2. A unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint.
  3. (Informal) The head
noodle
A weak, foolish, or stupid person.
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  1. A weak, foolish, or stupid person.
  2. A flat, narrow strip of dry dough, usually made with egg and served in soup, baked in casseroles, etc.
  3. (Slang) The head
Find another word for nut. In this page you can discover 61 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for nut, like: caryopsis, eccentric, seed, kernel, stone, achene, utricle, bur, lock nut, cap and ratchet nut.

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  • She was a nut case.

  • Only half are black and half nut cases.

  • And when he came to the nut trees, and saw the shells left by the idle fairies and all the traces of their frolic, he knew exactly how they had acted, and that they had disobeyed him by playing and loitering on their way through the woods.

  • The green and angular fruit or "nut" ripens in October; it is about 4 in.

  • Monoecious, and bearing their male flowers in catkins, they are readily distinguished from the rest of the catkin-bearing trees by their peculiar fruit, an acorn or nut, enclosed at the base in a woody cup, formed by the consolidation of numerous involucral bracts developed beneath the fertile flower, simultaneously with a cup-like expansion of the thalamus, to which the bracteal scales are more or less adherent.

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