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Broadcasting: complete dollar amount reflecting an advertiser's entire sponsorship of a radio or television broadcast. A $700,000 advertising expenditure for a program sponsorship is an example of a nut.

Printing: allocation of horizontal space equivalent to 1/2 em in width, as used in the specification of type; also called en quad.

noun

1. A person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy: crackpot, crazy, eccentric, lunatic. Informal crank, loon, loony. Slang cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, kook, screwball, weirdie, weirdo. See wise/foolish.
2. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity: bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac, zealot. Informal buff², fan², fiend. Slang freak. See concern/unconcern.
3. The uppermost part of the body: head, noddle, pate, poll. Slang bean, block, conk, dome, noggin, noodle. See body/spirit.

nuts

adjective

1. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness: brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong. Informal bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony. Slang bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nutty, screwy, wacky. Chiefly British crackers. Law non compos mentis. Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, offout ofone's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad. See sane/insane.
2. Showing or having enthusiasm: ardent, enthusiastic, fervent, keen¹, mad, rabid, warm, zealous. Informal crazy. Slang gung ho. See concern/unconcern.

Idioms beginning with nut:
nutshell
nuts about, be
nuts and bolts, the
nutty as a fruitcake

See also drive someone crazy (nuts); from soup to nuts; hard nut to crack.

n

Definition: crazy, overenthusiastic person
Antonyms: sane

A short metal block having a central hole which is threaded to receive a bolt, screw, or other threaded part. (See illustraion p. 670.)

common types of nuts

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"The nuts" as they are often called, is a term that states you have the best possible hand on the board and cannot be beat.

SoundPoker Says: Having the nuts could pertain to any possible hand. If the board shows Ace (hearts) Ace (diamonds) 9 (clubs) 7 (clubs) 2 (spades) you hold the nuts with A - 9 (suit doesn't matter). This hand will beat anyone with A - 7, A - 2, 9 - 9, 7 - 7 or 2 - 2 et al. When a players has this hand they can beat anything and say "I have the nuts".

See Also: Absolute Nuts, Lock, No Brainer

For a list of words related to nuts, see:

• Interjections
• Anatomy and Physiology of Sex - nuts: Vulgar slang. testicles
• Insanity - nuts: (adj) Slang. crazy; insane

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Nuts.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - nød, vanskeligt problem, møtrik, (på violin) sadel, (på bue) frosch, skør kugle, knold
v. intr. - nikke én en skalle

idioms:

• do one's nut    blive helt ude af det, ryge helt op i loftet
• nut brown    nøddebrun
• nuts and bolts    det grundlæggende, møtrikker og bolte
• off one's nut    tosset, skør i bolden

abbr. - National Union of Teachers (national lærerorganisation)

Nederlands (Dutch)
noot, moer, kop, idioot, grote liefhebber, brokje, stemschroef, kam (van snaarinstrument), -koek, (mv) kloten (platvloers), kern, strijkstok, noten zoeken/verzamelen, een kopstoot geven

Français (French)
n. - (Culin) noix, noisette, amande, cacahuète, (Tech) écrou, cinglé, fou, dingue de, caboche, tête, méninges (fam), (Mus) chevalet, sillet, coinceur (escalade), couilles (npl), testicules (npl)
v. intr. - glaner, gauler, ou chercher des noix

idioms:

• be nuts on    être fou de (qn, qch)
• do one's nut    piquer une crise
• nut brown    châtain (cheveux), mat (peau), noisette (yeux)
• nuts and bolts    les éléments de base, pratique
• off one's nut    être complètement cinglé

abbr. - (abrév = National Union of Teachers) (GB) syndicat des enseignants

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nuß, Schraubenmutter, Kopf, Spinner
v. - Nüsse sammeln

idioms:

• be nuts on    nach jmdm./etw. verrückt sein (ugs.)
• do one's nut    durchdrehen
• nut brown    Nußbraun
• nuts and bolts    praktische Grundlagen, Schrauben und Muttern
• off one's nut    verrückt

abbr. - (GB) Lehrergewerkschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξηρός καρπός, καρύδι, (μηχαν.) περικόχλιο, παξιμάδι, δύσκολο εγχείρημα (κν. μανίκι, παλούκι), (καθομ.) κεφάλι (κν. γκλάβα, κεφάλα, κούτρα), μουρλός, παλαβιάρης
v. - μαζεύω ξηρούς καρπούς, κουτουλώ
int. - Βλάκα!
abbr. - Εθνική Ομοσπονδία Καθηγητών

idioms:

• do one's nut    κατασυγχύζομαι
• nut brown    καστανόχρωμος, καστανός
• nuts and bolts    ουσιωδέστατες λεπτομέρειες, βασικός μηχανισμός
• off one's nut    βλαμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
testa, pazzo, noce, dado

idioms:

• do one's nut    uscire dai gangheri
• nut brown    marrone scuro
• nuts and bolts    dettagli pratici
• off one's nut    fuori di sé
• tough/hard nut    osso duro
• tough/hard nut to crack    gatta da pelare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - noz (f), porca (f), cachola (f) (gír.), fã (m), pessoa (f) maluca, problema (m) duro
v. - colher nozes
int. - maluco!
abbr. - Sindicato Nacional dos Professores

idioms:

• do one's nut    ficar zangado, perder a cabeça
• nut brown    castanho
• nuts and bolts    aspectos básicos
• off one's nut    doido
• tough/hard nut    tarefa difícil
• tough/hard nut to crack    osso duro de roer

Русский (Russian)
орех, шизик, помешанный, мозги

idioms:

• do one's nut    взбеситься
• nut brown    каштановый
• nuts and bolts    основные части
• off one's nut    спятить
• tough/hard nut    крепкий орешек
• tough/hard nut to crack    крепкий орешек

Español (Spanish)
n. - cabeza, testa, chiflado, nuez, tuerca
v. intr. - coger nueces

idioms:

• be nuts on    andar loco por, estar loco por
• do one's nut    perder los estribos
• nut brown    castaño, de color avellana
• nuts and bolts    aspectos prácticos de un proyecto, rudimentos, fundamentos
• off one's nut    le falta un tornillo, chiflado

abbr. - Unión Nacional de Maestros (en Inglaterra)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nöt, kärna, mutter, fiol sadel, huvud, testikel, småkol
v. - plocka nötter
int. - (skit)snack!, där fick du!
abbr. - fackförbund för lärare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
全国教师联盟

坚果, 镙钉帽, 核心, 采坚果, 拾坚果

idioms:

• do one's nut    发疯, 心烦意乱
• nut brown    栗色的, 胡桃色的
• nuts and bolts    基本特征, 基本要点, 机械部分, 机器的运转
• off one's nut    失去理智

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 全國教師聯盟

n. - 堅果, 鏍釘帽, 核心
v. intr. - 採堅果, 拾堅果

idioms:

• do one's nut    發瘋, 心煩意亂
• nut brown    栗色的, 胡桃色的
• nuts and bolts    基本特徵, 基本要點, 機械部分, 機器的運轉
• off one's nut    失去理智

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 견과, 어미나사, 어려운 문제, 머리
v. intr. - 나무 열매를 줍다, 성교하다

idioms:

• do one's nut    제정신이 아니게 되다

abbr. - national union of teacher(국립교사연합)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 木の実, ナッツ, ナット, 変り者, 熱心な愛好者, 睾丸
v. - 木の実を拾う

idioms:

• do one's nut    かんかんになる
• nut brown    クリ色の
• off one's nut    気が狂って
• tough/hard nut    難問題
• tough/hard nut to crack    難問

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جوزة, بندق, مشكله (فعل) يبرع في (نداء) احمق (اختصار) مختصر : نقابه المعلمين الوطنيه (بريطانيا)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגוז, מטורף, משוגע (ל-), גושיש פחם, גוש קטן מחומר כלשהו, ראש, תרמיל עם זרעים, אום, מצמדת של בריח, האשכים (מדוברת), לולבית (בורג) למתיחת קשת הכינור, גשרית עליה מתוחים המיתרים בכלי-מיתרים‬
v. intr. - ‮חיפש או אסף אגוזים, נגח בראשו (מדוברת)‬
abbr. - ‮התאחדות המורים הלאומית (בריטניה)‬

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