peanut

[ pee-nuht, -nuht ]

/ ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR peanut ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.

the plant itself.

any small or insignificant person or thing.

peanuts,

Informal. a very small amount of money: working for peanuts.
Slang. barbiturates.
small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material.

adjective

of or relating to the peanut or peanuts.

made with or from peanuts.

Informal. small, insignificant, or petty.

Origin of peanut

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; pea¹ + nut

OTHER WORDS FROM peanut

pea·nut·ty, adjective

Words nearby peanut

pean, Peano, Peano curve, Peano's axioms, Peano's postulates, peanut, peanut butter, peanut gallery, peanut heaven, peanut oil, peanuts

Example sentences from the Web for peanut

A famous 1916 publication proclaimed: “How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption.”
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The following year, he testified before Congress about the U.S. peanut industry.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Titanic once bet a peanut vendor $10 he could throw a peanut across Times Square in New York.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soon Johnny Carson was having more fun with Cleveland and its mayor than a monkey with a peanut.
Three Strikes for Cleveland?|Mansfield Frazier|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The media and peanut gallery missed that class and immediately cast them as “others.”
How The Media Chose Its Boston 'Suspects'|Maysoon Zayid|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is needless to say that the peanut party is strictly a "hen" function.
Cupology|Clara
I know the peanut industry, but I am not telling any of my business in a letter.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin
They used to bounce in unannounced and eat up all our peanut butter.
Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School|Dorothy Whitehill
And be sure to alternate pedestrianism with motoring, and the "peanut" gallery with the stage-box.
The Joyful Heart|Robert Haven Schauffler
Fill the cavity with peanut butter and press together again.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for peanut

peanut

/ (ˈpiːˌnʌt) /

noun

a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, of tropical America: widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seed pods are forced underground where they ripenSee also hog peanut
Also called: goober, goober pea, (Brit) groundnut, (Brit) monkey nut the edible nutlike seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil

单词	peanut
释义	peanut [ pee-nuht, -nuht ] / ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peanut ON THESAURUS.COM noun the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens. the plant itself. any small or insignificant person or thing. peanuts, Informal. a very small amount of money: working for peanuts. Slang. barbiturates. small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material. adjective of or relating to the peanut or peanuts. made with or from peanuts. Informal. small, insignificant, or petty. Origin of peanut An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; pea¹ + nut OTHER WORDS FROM peanut pea·nut·ty, adjective Words nearby peanut pean, Peano, Peano curve, Peano's axioms, Peano's postulates, peanut, peanut butter, peanut gallery, peanut heaven, peanut oil, peanuts Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peanut A famous 1916 publication proclaimed: “How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption.” Growth Stocks\|The Daily Beast\|October 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The following year, he testified before Congress about the U.S. peanut industry. Growth Stocks\|The Daily Beast\|October 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Titanic once bet a peanut vendor $10 he could throw a peanut across Times Square in New York. Portrait of the Consummate Con Man\|John Lardner\|May 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Soon Johnny Carson was having more fun with Cleveland and its mayor than a monkey with a peanut. Three Strikes for Cleveland?\|Mansfield Frazier\|July 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The media and peanut gallery missed that class and immediately cast them as “others.” How The Media Chose Its Boston 'Suspects'\|Maysoon Zayid\|April 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It is needless to say that the peanut party is strictly a "hen" function. Cupology\|Clara I know the peanut industry, but I am not telling any of my business in a letter. My Wonderful Visit\|Charlie Chaplin They used to bounce in unannounced and eat up all our peanut butter. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School\|Dorothy Whitehill And be sure to alternate pedestrianism with motoring, and the "peanut" gallery with the stage-box. The Joyful Heart\|Robert Haven Schauffler Fill the cavity with peanut butter and press together again. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5\|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences British Dictionary definitions for peanut peanut / (ˈpiːˌnʌt) / noun a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, of tropical America: widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seed pods are forced underground where they ripenSee also hog peanut Also called: goober, goober pea, (Brit) groundnut, (Brit) monkey nut the edible nutlike seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil See also peanuts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peanut groundnut, earth, seed, goober, mani
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peanut

noun

adjective

Origin of peanut

OTHER WORDS FROM peanut

Words nearby peanut

Example sentences from the Web for peanut

British Dictionary definitions for peanut

noun

Words related to peanut