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peanuts

pea·nut
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pee-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət/
    • /ˈpiː.nʌt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət/

Definitions of peanuts word

  • noun peanuts the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens. 1
  • noun peanuts the plant itself. 1
  • noun peanuts any small or insignificant person or thing. 1
  • noun peanuts peanuts. Informal. a very small amount of money: working for peanuts. Slang. barbiturates. small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material. 1
  • adjective peanuts of or relating to the peanut or peanuts. 1
  • adjective peanuts made with or from peanuts. 1

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Origin of peanuts

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800; pea1 + nut

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Parts of speech for Peanuts

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

peanuts popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% 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".

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Synonyms for peanuts

noun peanuts

  • bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
  • chicken feed — If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it is chicken feed.
  • chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
  • copper — Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.
  • minim — the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;

adjective peanuts

  • minis — Plural form of mini.
  • miters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miter.

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