nuts

noun
UK: /nʌts/
US: /nʌts/

  1. Small, dry fruits each with a shell.

    1. I love to eat nuts as a snack every day. [ ] [ ]
    2. She brought a bag of mixed nuts to the party so we had something healthy to munch on. [ ] [ ]

  2. Informal: A crazy person.

    1. He is nuts to try that stunt on a bicycle. [ ] [ ]
    2. You're nuts if you think you can finish that project in one day without any help. [ ] [ ]

  3. Informal: Testicles.

    1. He got hit in the nuts during the soccer game. [ ] [ ]
    2. The comedian made a joke about kicking someone in the nuts and the crowd laughed. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

crazy insane mad crackers
nuts verb

  1. To be very enthusiastic or fond of something.

    1. He nuts about fixing old cars in his free time. [ ] [ ]
    2. She nuts after classical music, attending every concert she can find locally. [ ] [ ]
nuts adjective

  1. Informal: Crazy or foolish.

    1. That's a nuts idea, and it won't work in practice. [ ] [ ]
    2. Driving that fast on the highway is nuts, you could hurt someone really badly. [ ] [ ]
nuts idiom

  1. To be nuts about something or someone means to like them very much.

    1. She is nuts about her new puppy, so cute. [ ] [ ]
    2. They are nuts about hiking and go every weekend to the hills nearby. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "nuts" in English means: Small, dry fruits each with a shell., Informal: A crazy person., Informal: Testicles..

The phonetic transcription of "nuts" is /nʌts/ in British English and /nʌts/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "nuts": crazy, insane, mad, crackers.

Example usage of "nuts": "I love to eat nuts as a snack every day.". More examples on the page.