Nut

(West Asian mythology)

The Egyptian sky goddess. Atum arose from Nun, the primeval waters, and created Shu and Tefnut, air and moisture; from their union came Geb, the earth god, and Nut, whose offspring included Osiris, Seth, Isis, and Nepthys. The sky goddess was usually portrayed as a naked, giant woman whose arched back, supported by Shu, contained the heavens. Legend accounted for day and night in terms of solar rebirth. The sun was a child who entered the mouth of Nut in the evening, passed during the night through her body, and was born from her womb again in the morning.

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In string instruments, the thin ridge between pegbox and fingerboard, at a right angle to them; it is usually made of hardwood, sometimes of ivory. The term ‘nut’ may also be applied to the heel or frog of a bow.

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Nut may refer to:

• Nut (fruit), the large oily seed of some plants (such as a hazelnut, chestnut, etc.)
• Nut (hardware), a fastener used with a bolt
• Nut (climbing), a piece of metal wedged into a rock
• Nut (goddess)
• Nut (string instrument)

Media and entertainment

• Nuts (play)
• Nuts (film)
• Nuts (magazine)
• NUT Container, a multimedia container format
• Nuts, a 1970s comic strip in National Lampoon by Gahan Wilson
• Nuts, a 1990s comic strip in alternative newspapers by M. Wartella

Other uses

• The Nut, a landmark near Stanley, Tasmania
• Nut hand, a poker term
• NUT Motorcycles
• National Union of Teachers
• No U-Turn Syndrome, a term describing Singaporean culture
• Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, a standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries
• Nuclear Utilization Target Selection, a theory regarding nuclear weaponry
• Testicle, a male reproductive gland
• Headbutt, a strike with the head
• Nuts, a chocolate product by Nestlé
• "Nuts!", a quote attributed to General Anthony McAuliffe at the Battle of Bastogne
• An insane person
• The moving element of a ball screw
• Truck nuts

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