NUTLETS Synonyms

• the immediate descendants of a person

• something that comes into existence as a result

• any immature animal

• the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

• call forth

• lay spawn

• (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

• an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life

• a relatively small granular particle of a substance

• foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

• the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

• a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

• 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

• 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

• dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

• a cereal grass

• the smallest possible unit of anything

• the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

• the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

• thoroughly work in

• paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

• form into grains

• become granular

• the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

• a single whole grain of a cereal

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• a small hard fruit

• a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

• one of the outstanding players in a tournament

• anything that provides inspiration for later work

• the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

• go to seed; shed seeds

• help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money

• bear seeds

• place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

• distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds

• sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain

• inoculate with microorganisms

• remove the seeds from

• any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud

• a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)

• produce buds, branches, or germinate

• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

• fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base