FRUITCAKE Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word fruitcake. (close relations)
Definition of FRUITCAKE
Best Alternative Words for FRUITCAKE
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| crackpot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a whimsically eccentric person | ||||||||
| crank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a bad-tempered person • a whimsically eccentric person • an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle adjective satellite • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail verb • travel along a zigzag path • start by cranking • rotate with a crank • fasten with a crank • bend into the shape of a crank | ||||||||
| nut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Egyptian goddess of the sky • usually large hard-shelled seed • a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt • half the width of an em • a whimsically eccentric person • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens verb • gather nuts | ||||||||
| screwball | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a whimsically eccentric person • a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown adjective satellite • foolish; totally unsound | ||||||||
| nut case | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a whimsically eccentric person | ||||||||
