Main Entry: ¹nut

Pronunciation: \ˈnət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English nute, note, from Old English hnutu; akin to Old High German nuz nut and perhaps to Latin nux nut

Date: before 12th century

1 a (1) : a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel (2) : the kernel of a nut b : a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a woody pericarp
2 a : a hard problem or undertaking b : core, heart
3 : a perforated block usually of metal that has an internal screw thread and is used on a bolt or screw for tightening or holding something
4 : the ridge in a stringed instrument (as a violin) over which the strings pass on the upper end of the fingerboard
5 : a small lump (as of butter)
6 a : a foolish, eccentric, or crazy person b : enthusiast <a movie nut>
7 plural : nonsense —often used interjectionally
8 slang : a person's head
9 usually vulgar : testis
10 : the amount of money that must be earned in order to break even
11 : en 1

— nut·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective