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1peanut
noun pea·nut \ˈpē-(ˌ)nət\
: a nut with a thin shell that grows under the ground and that can be eaten
peanuts : a very small amount of money
Full Definition of PEANUT
1
: a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb (Arachis hypogaea) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds; also : its seed or seed-containing pod
2
: an insignificant or tiny person
3
plural : a trifling amount
4
: a pellet usually made of polystyrene foam that is used especially as packing material
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First Known Use of PEANUT
1802
Rhymes with PEANUT
abut, all but, beechnut, blind gut, brush cut, buzz cut, catgut, chestnut, clean-cut, clear-cut, cobnut, cockshut, crew cut, crosscut, doughnut, foregut, groundnut, haircut, jump cut, kick butt, locknut, Meerut, midgut, offcut, pignut, pine nut, putt-putt, rebut, recut, rotgut, rough cut, sackbut, shortcut, somewhat, tut-tut, uncut, walnut, wing nut, woodcut
2peanut
adjective
Definition of PEANUT
: insignificant, petty <peanut politics>
First Known Use of PEANUT
1836
Related to PEANUT
- Synonyms
- chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, negligible, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivial
- Antonyms
- big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant
PEANUT[1] Defined for Kids
peanut
noun pea·nut \ˈpē-ˌnət\
Definition of PEANUT for Kids
: a nutlike edible seed related to the pea that comes from the tough underground pods of a widely grown plant and that are eaten whole or crushed to form a spread (peanut butter) or produce oil for cooking (peanut oil)
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