Nut
- A nut is a type of fruit borne by certain flowering plants.
- A nut is a type of hardware: a small, often hexagonal piece of metal, with a hole with internal screw thread, to be fitted onto a bolt which is inserted through holes of two or more objects, to attach these objects to each other.
- In rock climbing, a nut is a metal wedge used as protection.
- In Egyptian mythology, Nut is an alternate spelling for Nuit, (see Nuit).
- A nut is a derogative slang term for a crazy person.
- A nut is a small strip of hard material used to stop string vibrations on some stringed instruments. It is located at the upper end of a fingerboard and, along with the bridge, defines the vibrating lengths of the strings.
- Nut is a slang term for a testicle, most commonly used in the plural, occasionally as an exclamation of displeasure ("Aww, nuts.").
- In community card poker, having the "nuts" means having pocket cards that cannot be beaten given the current board (community cards).
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