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nut|ter — «NUHT uhr», noun. 1. a person who gathers nuts. 2. British Slang. a crazy or eccentric person: »Much of this is born of…affection for the shabby and odd, the nutters of the species (Manchester Guardian Weekly) … Useful english dictionary
nut — ban·nut; beech·nut; bit·ter·nut; cal·i·nut; chest·nut·ty; co·ker·nut; cor·nut·ed; dad·dy·nut; do·nut; dough·nut; goora·nut; ground·nut; nut; nut·burg·er; nut·hatch; nut·job·ber; nut·let; nut·tall; nut·tal·li·a·sis; nut·ted; nut·ter; nut·tery;… … English syllables
but|ter|nut — «BUHT uhr NUHT», noun. 1. an oily kind of walnut grown in North America, which is good to eat. 2. a tree with a light brown, coarse grained soft wood, that bears butternuts. 3. = souari nut. (Cf. ↑souari nut) 4. a brown dye made from butternut… … Useful english dictionary
oil nut — Butternut But ter*nut , n. 1. (Bot.) An American tree ({Juglans cinerea}) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called {oil nut} and {white walnut}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The nut… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Souari nut — Butternut But ter*nut , n. 1. (Bot.) An American tree ({Juglans cinerea}) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called {oil nut} and {white walnut}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The nut… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bit|ter|nut — «BIHT uhr NUHT», noun. a species of hickory that grows in swamps and moist woods and bears thin shelled nuts with a bitter kernel. The bitternut belongs to the walnut family … Useful english dictionary
but·ter·nut squash — /ˈbʌtɚˌnʌt / noun, pl ⋯ squash or ⋯ squashes [count, noncount] : a large vegetable that has a pale, hard shell and yellow or orange flesh … Useful english dictionary
nutter — nut·ter … English syllables
nutter — nut|ter [ˈnʌtə US ər] n BrE informal a crazy person = ↑idiot ▪ an absolute nutter … Dictionary of contemporary English
nutter — nut|ter [ nʌtər ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) BRITISH someone who behaves in a strange way 2. ) OFFENSIVE someone who is mentally ill … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
