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Nut

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cranknoun(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
ballnounA solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
gonadnoun(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
bollocknoun(British, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.
testiclenoun(more commonly) Either half of the structure that contains the testes: one side of the scrotum and its contents, considered as one object (one half of the ballsack, including its ball).
fruitcakenounA cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
screwballnoun(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
ballocknounAlternative spelling of bollock. [(British, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.]
testisnoun(anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.
nutcasenoun(slang, chiefly derogatory) Someone who is insane.
crackpotnoun(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
eggnoun(countable, zoology) (specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
ennounThe name of the Latin-script letter N/n.

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fruitcakenounA cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
eggnoun(countable, zoology) (specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
ballocknounAlternative spelling of bollock. [(British, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.]
gonadnoun(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
testiclenoun(more commonly) Either half of the structure that contains the testes: one side of the scrotum and its contents, considered as one object (one half of the ballsack, including its ball).
testisnoun(anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.
bollocknoun(British, Ireland, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.
ballnounA solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
nutcasenoun(slang, chiefly derogatory) Someone who is insane.
crackpotnoun(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
cranknoun(now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
ennounThe name of the Latin-script letter N/n.
screwballnoun(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
coconounCoconut, the fruit of the coconut palm.
hazelnutnounThe fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.
pecannounA smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
hazelnoun(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
acornnounThe fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
walnutnounA nut of the walnut tree.
cashewnounA cashew nut.

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