a dry fruit or seed consisting of a hard separable shell and an edible kernel; the kernel itself
a typically hexagonal usu metal block that has a central hole with an internal screw thread cut on it, and can be screwed onto a bolt
a small fitting at the end of a violin bow with a screw adjusting the tension of the hair
a fixed ridge on the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass
a small piece or lump
a nut of butter
informal a person's head
informal
acrazy or eccentric person
an ardent enthusiast
a tennis nut
informal
(as an interjection, in pl) nonsense!
coarse slang (in pl) a man's testicles
the working parts
a person or problem that is difficult to deal with
informal to get very angry
the basic practical issues
to be unduly forceful in tackling something comparatively small and simple