nuts

/nʌts/
nounadjectiveinterjection

An unbeatable hand; the best poker hand available.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 1 meaning

  1. An unbeatable hand; the best poker hand available.

    “If the board is 237QA, all of spades, the nuts is 45 of spades.”

Adjective 3 meanings

  1. Insane, mad.

    “After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts.”

  2. Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.

    “I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts.”

  3. Very fond of (on) someone.

    “He's been nuts on her since the day they met.”

Interjection 2 meanings

  1. Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

    “Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.”

  2. Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it, no way, or nothing doing; often followed by to, as nuts to.

    “They want me to pay $5 for a banana? Nuts to that!”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Similar and opposite words

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NUTS at a glance

NUTS has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (N 1 + U 1 + T 1 + S 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,234 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with nuts

All rhymes
  • PUTS6
  • CUTS6
  • OUTS4
  • GUTS5
  • SCOUTS8
  • INPUTS8
  • SHOUTS9
  • WHEREABOUTS19
  • PEANUTS9
  • WORKOUTS15
  • SHUTS8
  • ASTRONAUTS10

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • PUTS6
  • CUTS6
  • OUTS4
  • NETS4
  • GUTS5
  • NUNS4
  • HUTS7
  • NATS4
  • BUTS6
  • NITS4
  • RUTS4
  • JUTS11
  • TUTS4
  • NUGS5
  • NUBS6
  • NURS4
  • MUTS6

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