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NUT Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word nut. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word nut. (close relations)
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Definition of NUT

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ball
verb, nounv, n
noun

• round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

• United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)

• a solid projectile that is shot by a musket

• an object with a spherical shape

• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

• a spherical object used as a plaything

• a compact mass

• a lavish dance requiring formal attire

• a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass

• a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

• a pitch that is not in the strike zone

verb

• form into a ball by winding or rolling

• to live very well

bonce
nounn
noun

• informal terms for a human head

loony
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone deranged and possibly dangerous

adjective satellite

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

noodle
nounn
noun

• a ribbonlike strip of pasta

• informal terms for a human head

nutcase
nounn
noun

• someone deranged and possibly dangerous

addict
nounn
noun

• someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

• someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity

verb

• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

ballock
nounn
noun

• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

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

egg
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

• oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

verb

• throw eggs at

• coat with beaten egg

en
noun

• half the width of an em

freak
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

• someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

verb

• lose one's nerve

fruitcake
nounn
noun

• a whimsically eccentric person

• a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on

loaf
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

• a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape

verb

• be lazy or idle

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

orchis
nounn
noun

• any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes

• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

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

Best Hypernyms For NUT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for nut, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
block collect eccentric enthusiast flake garner gather geek oddball partisan partizan seed
Phrases (6)
eccentric personlinear measurelinear unitmale reproductive glandpull togethersex gland

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