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# nut

noun (a nut, nuts)

«nut» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A nut is a fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside that you can often eat, like a walnut or hazelnut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#m1)
2. A nut is a small piece of metal with a hole in it that screws onto a bolt to hold things together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#m2)
3. (Informal) A nut is a person who is very keen on something, like a football nut, or who acts in a silly, crazy way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, nuts are seeds of trees; squirrels collect and bury them, and some grow into new trees. In health and safety, some people have a nut allergy that can be very dangerous, so many schools are nut-free; never share food with someone who has an allergy. In design and technology, nuts and bolts hold things together. Phrases: «nut allergy», «nut-free», «nuts and bolts» (basic facts), «a hard nut to crack» (a hard problem), «go nuts» (go wild), «in a nutshell» (very briefly).

### Examples

- Squirrels bury nuts for the winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x1)
- Crack the shell to get the nut out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x2)
- Our school is nut-free because some children have allergies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x3)
- My sister has a nut allergy and carries an EpiPen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x4)
- Tighten the nut on the bolt with a spanner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x5)
- He's a real football nut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x6)
- This puzzle is a hard nut to crack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x7)
- In a nutshell, we lost the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x8)
- So Ib held the nut very tight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/#x9)

### Note

Plural nuts. Peanuts are actually legumes, like peas, not true nuts, but they count for nut allergies. «Nuts» (adjective, informal) means crazy. If someone with a nut allergy has trouble breathing, get an adult and call emergency services immediately.

## In Jewish tradition

In science, nuts are seeds of trees; squirrels collect and bury them, and some grow into new trees. In health and safety, some people have a nut allergy that can be very dangerous, so many schools are nut-free; never share food with someone who has an allergy. In design and technology, nuts and bolts hold things together. Phrases: «nut allergy», «nut-free», «nuts and bolts» (basic facts), «a hard nut to crack» (a hard problem), «go nuts» (go wild), «in a nutshell» (very briefly).

### Examples

- "lien Sira wanted to study the Sefer Yetzira, when a heav- enly voice came out and snid: 'Thou canst nut do it aloin-'. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nut/#x1)

### Note

Plural nuts. Peanuts are actually legumes, like peas, not true nuts, but they count for nut allergies. «Nuts» (adjective, informal) means crazy. If someone with a nut allergy has trouble breathing, get an adult and call emergency services immediately.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nut.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «nut» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nut/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nut» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/nut.html) on Mova free.