Nut

From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)

Nut may be:

  • Nut (fruit) , a type of fruit borne by certain flowering plants
  • Nut (hardware), 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
  • Nut (climbing), a metal wedge used as protection during rock climbing
  • Nut (instrumental), 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" also refers to the device at the end of the bow that tightens or loosens the hairs.
  • NUT Container, an audio/video container format used in the multimedia field
  • Nut hand, a hand of cards in community card poker having pocket cards that cannot be beaten given the current board
  • An alternate spelling for Nuit in Egyptian mythology

Nuts may be:

  • Nuts (magazine), a British weekly men's magazine
  • Nuts (film), a 1987 film directed by Martin Ritt.
  • "Nuts!", a disputed quote of General Anthony McAuliffe at the Battle of the Bulge
  • A slang term for testicles
  • A slang term for insanity

See also

  • NUT
  • NUTS