nut

Noun

nut (plural nuts)

1. A hard-shelled seed.
2. A fastener: a piece of metal, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole through it having machined internal threads, intended to be screwed onto a bolt or other threaded shaft.
3. (informal) An insane person.
4. (slang) The head.
5. (slang; rarely used in the singular) A testicle.
6. (entertainment industry slang) The amount of money necessary to pay the rental fee of a performance venue and other costs. Usually "make the nut" or "cover the nut". We barely sold enough tickets to cover the nut.

Synonyms:

• (insane person): loony, nutbag, nutcase, nutter
• (the head): bonce, noodle (See further synonyms under head)
• (a testicle): ball, bollock (taboo slang), nads

3 letters in word "nut": N T U.

Anagrams of nut:

• tun

Words found within nut:

nu un ut

• nus ←
• nurturing ←
• nurtures ←
• nut
• → nutant
• → nutarian
• → nutarians