What is "nuts"

Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See Brook, v. t., and cf. Fructify, Frugal.]

1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural.

   Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof.
   --Ex. xxiii. 10.

2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See

3. 3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.

   Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruits and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and cherries; and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds.

4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them.

   6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.

   King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown.
   --Shak.

   6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance.

   The fruit of rashness.
   --Shak.

   What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain.
   --Burke.

   They shall eat the fruit of their doings.
   --Is. iii 10.

   The fruits of this education became visible.
   --Macaulay.

   Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc.

   Fruit bat (Zo["o]l.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also fruit-eating bat.

   Fruit bud (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud.

   Fruit dot (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See Sorus.

   Fruit fly (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Drosophila, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. There are seveal species, some of which are very damaging to fruit crops. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, has been intensively studied as a model species for genetic reserach.

   Fruit jar, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware.

   Fruit pigeon (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family Carpophagid[ae], inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors.

   Fruit sugar (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to invert sugar, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey.

   Fruit tree (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.

   Fruit worm (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of insect larv[ae]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera.

   Small fruits (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.

nuts \nuts\ (n[u^]ts), pred. a. Crazy; loony; insane; batty; -- used in a predicate position, ususually in phrases such as to go nuts, went nuts, are you nuts? [slang]

nuts \nuts\ (n[u^]ts), interj. An expression of disapproval, defiance, or displeasure, as in: ``Ah, nuts! My knife just broke.'' [slang]

"crazy," 1846, from earlier be nutts upon "be very fond of" (1785), which is possibly from nuts (plural noun) "any source of pleasure" (1610s), from nut (q.v.). Sense influenced probably by metaphoric application of nut to "head" (1846, as in to be off one's nut "be insane," 1860). Nuts as a derisive retort is attested from 1931.\n

\nConnection with the slang "testicle" sense has tended to nudge it toward taboo. "On the N.B.C. network, it is forbidden to call any character a nut; you have to call him a screwball." ["New Yorker," Dec. 23, 1950] "Please eliminate the expression 'nuts to you' from Egbert's speech." [Request from the Hays Office regarding the script of "The Bank Dick," 1940] This desire for avoidance accounts for the euphemism nerts (c.1925).

1. 1 (context colloquial English) insane, mad. 2 (context colloquial figuratively English) crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered. interj. 1 Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment. 2 Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in ''forget it,'' ''no way,'' or ''nothing doing''. n. 1 (plural of nut English) 2 (context vulgar slang English) testicles. 3 (context poker English) A hand that can be proven unbeatable even when the hand's holder does not know any of the hidden cards the other poker players involved in a hand hold or held. v

2. (en-third-person singular of: nut)

adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky]

Nuts was a British lads' mag published weekly in the United Kingdom and sold every Tuesday. Nuts' marketing campaign at its launch in 2004 used the slogan, "When You Really Need Something Funny".

The magazine closed in April 2014.

Nuts is a 1987 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss. The screenplay by Tom Topor, Darryl Ponicsan, and Alvin Sargent is based on Topor's 1979 play of the same name. This was Karl Malden's final feature film before his death in 2009 and Robert Webber's final feature film before his death in 1989. It also included Leslie Nielsen's last non-comedic role.

Nuts is a 1979 play by Tom Topor. The play is a courtroom drama, suspense, and psychological drama — and explores sexual abuse issues, family and social power dynamics, and aspects of the criminal court system. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1987, starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss.

Nuts is an album by Kevin Gilbert, which was released posthumously in 2009. It is a collection of unreleased material from Gilbert's career, which was released simultaneously with Bolts.

Nuts is a 2012 French comedy film directed by Yann Coridian. Also known under the title Nuts, it stars Éric Elmosnino, Sophie Quinton and Valeria Golino.