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Nuts

noun/nˈʌts/
Definition
usually large hard-shelled seed
Egyptian goddess of the sky
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/nˈʌts/
🇬🇧British English
/nˈʌts/
🇮🇳Indian English
/nˈʌts/
1 syllable Say it as /nˈʌts/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounusually large hard-shelled seed
nounEgyptian goddess of the sky
nouna small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
nounhalf the width of an em
nouna whimsically eccentric person
nounsomeone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
“a golf addict”
nounone of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
“she kicked him in the balls and got away”
verbgather nuts
adjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular
“it used to drive my husband balmy”
Word Forms
nuttyadjectivehaving the flavor of nuts
nutverbgather nuts
screwballadjectivefoolish; totally unsound
addictverbto cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
testicularadjectiveof or involving the testes
nutnounusually large hard-shelled seed
daftnessnouninformal terms for insanity
kooknounsomeone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
loonnouna person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nüsse
meist großer, hartschaliger Samen
🇫🇷French
noix
généralement de grosses graines à coque dure
🇪🇸Spanish
nueces
semilla generalmente grande y de cáscara dura
🇮🇹Italian
noci
seme solitamente grande e dal guscio duro
🇳🇱Dutch
noten
meestal groot zaad met harde dop
🇵🇹Portuguese
nozes
geralmente semente grande e de casca dura
🇷🇺Russian
орехи
обычно крупные семена с твердой оболочкой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पागल
आमतौर पर बड़े कठोर छिलके वाला बीज
🇧🇩Bengali
বাদাম
সাধারণত বড় শক্ত খোলসের বীজ
🇮🇳Tamil
கொட்டைகள்
பொதுவாக பெரிய கடின ஓடு விதை
🇮🇳Telugu
గింజలు
సాధారణంగా పెద్ద గట్టి షెల్డ్ సీడ్
🇮🇳Marathi
काजू
सामान्यतः मोठे कठीण कवच असलेले बियाणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
બદામ
સામાન્ય રીતે મોટા સખત શેલવાળા બીજ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬೀಜಗಳು
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಟ್ಟಿ-ಚಿಪ್ಪಿನ ಬೀಜ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരിപ്പ്
സാധാരണയായി വലിയ കടുപ്പമുള്ള വിത്ത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਿਰੀਦਾਰ
ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਹਾਰਡ-ਸ਼ੈਲਡ ਬੀਜ
🇵🇰Urdu
گری دار میوے
عام طور پر بڑے سخت گولے والے بیج
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
坚果
通常是大的硬壳种子
🇯🇵Japanese
ナッツ
通常は大きな硬い殻を持つ種子
🇰🇷Korean
견과류
일반적으로 크고 딱딱한 씨앗
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quả hạch
hạt thường có vỏ cứng lớn
🇹🇭Thai
ถั่ว
มักมีเมล็ดเปลือกแข็งขนาดใหญ่
🇮🇩Indonesian
gila
biasanya biji bercangkang keras berukuran besar
🇵🇭Filipino
mani
karaniwang malalaking buto na matigas ang shell
🇲🇾Malay
kacang
biasanya biji besar bercangkang keras
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المكسرات
عادة ما تكون البذور كبيرة ذات قشرة صلبة
🇮🇷Persian
آجیل
معمولا دانه های درشت پوسته سخت
🇹🇷Turkish
fındık
genellikle büyük sert kabuklu tohum
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֱגוֹזִים
בדרך כלל זרע גדול בעל קליפה קשה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'nuts'?
The primary meaning of 'nuts' is 'usually large hard-shelled seed'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nuts' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'nuts' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'nuts' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'nuts' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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