nut

1. n. The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel. Source: opted

2. n. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt. Source: opted

3. n. The tumbler of a gunlock. Source: opted

4. n. A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place. Source: opted

5. v. i. To gather nuts. Source: opted

6. n. usually large hard-shelled seed Source: wordnet

7. n. a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt Source: wordnet

8. n. half the width of an em Source: wordnet

9. n. a whimsically eccentric person Source: wordnet

10. n. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction Source: wordnet

11. n. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens Source: wordnet

12. v. gather nuts Source: wordnet

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