Nut

The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.

A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt.

The tumbler of a gunlock.

A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.

To gather nuts.

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

usually large hard-shelled seed

half the width of an em

gather nuts