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- [nuhts]
- /nʌts/
- /nʌts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nuhts]
- /nʌts/
Definitions of nuts word
- adjective nuts insane; crazy. 1
- idioms nuts from soup to nuts. soup (def 7). 1
- idioms nuts hard nut to crack, a problem difficult to solve; a formidable undertaking. a person difficult to know, understand, or convince. Also, tough nut to crack. 1
- idioms nuts off one's nut, Slang. Sometimes Offensive. foolish, silly, or insane. confused; unreasonable. mistaken or wrong: You're off your nut if you think such a plan can succeed. 1
- noun nuts the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside. 1
- verb without object nuts to seek for or gather nuts: to go nutting in late autumn. 1
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Origin of nuts
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; plural of nut
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Nuts
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nuts popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nuts usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nuts
adjective nuts
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- batty — If you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy.
- insane — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- nutty — abounding in or producing nuts.
Antonyms for nuts
adjective nuts
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
- rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
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