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Narrator: Today's word is "Nut" — noun, pronounced /nʌt/, with the stress on "nut".
Narrator: A nut is a dry fruit with a hard shell and an edible seed inside.
Narrator: In plain English, a crunchy snack from trees.
Narrator: It comes from Old English hnutu.
Narrator: A common collocation is "nut allergy", which describes a serious reaction to nuts.
Narrator: It differs from "seed", because a nut has a hard shell.
Narrator: In a second sense, a nut screws onto a bolt, and "a fitness nut" is an enthusiast.
Narrator: Food, health, engineering and slang use the word.
Narrator: So remember: a nut can be a snack or a fastener.
Speaker A: Can I bring peanuts to the party?
Speaker B: Check first, NUT allergies! From Old English hnutu.
Speaker A: That serious?
Speaker B: It can be life-threatening.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "This product may contain nuts", labels. "Tighten the nut", DIY. "He's a football nut", fans.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Always label foods that contain nuts; peanuts are actually legumes.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Seed is its cousin, kernel its twin, and bolt an alternative — yet nut keeps its crunchy charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "nut" in AI prompts — useful for allergen labels and DIY guides.
Speaker A: How for labels?
Speaker B: Allergens.
Prompt: Mark every recipe in this menu that contains nuts.
Speaker A: And DIY?
Speaker B: Instructions.
Prompt: Explain how to loosen a rusted nut safely.
Speaker A: Could it help recipes?
Speaker B: Yes, for swaps.
Prompt: Suggest nut-free swaps for this pesto recipe.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Schools.
Prompt: Write a nut-free policy letter for parents.
Nut — meaning in Arabic & definition More N courses GL Dictionary