noun
- a hard-shelled seed or fruit that can be eaten
- a small piece of metal with a threaded hole that screws onto a bolt
- a person’s head
Usage: informal
verb
- to gather nuts
Examples
- She cracked open a walnut and ate the nut inside.
- The mechanic tightened the nut on the bolt.
- He hit his nut on the low branch.
- My neighbor is a real nut who collects garden gnomes.
- The squirrels were nutting in the oak trees.
- Pass me that wrench so I can loosen this nut.
- Almonds are my favorite type of nut to snack on.