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  nut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
A nut is a type of fruit borne by certain flowering plants.
A nut is 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 is a slang term for a testicle, most commonly used in the plural, occasionally as an exclamation of displeasure ("Aww, nuts.").
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Nut.html   (280 words)

  
 nut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
A nut is a derogative slang term for a crazy person, with the plural "nuts" used to refer to a state of insanity.
Nut is a slang term for testicle, and also for male ejaculate.
NUT is an audio/video container format used in the multimedia field.
wikipedia.openfun.org /en/wikipedia/n/nu/nut.html   (341 words)

  
 Nut: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Nut
A nut is a type of seed borne by many plants.
A nut is a type of hardware used for fastening in conjunction with bolts and screws.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
www.encyclopedian.com /nu/Nut.html   (116 words)

  
 Read about Nut at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Nut and learn about Nut here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
A nut is a derogative slang term for a
In community card poker, having the nuts means having pocket cards that cannot be beaten given the current board (community cards).
disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Nuts   (212 words)

  
 Hazel - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The flowers are produced very early in spring before the leaves, and are monoecious, with single-sex catkins, the male pale yellow and 5-12 cm long, the female very small and largely concealed in the buds, with only the bright red 1-3 mm long styles visible.
The seeds are nuts 1-2.5 cm long and 1-2 cm diameter, surrounded by an involucre (husk) which partly to fully encloses the nut; the shape and structure of the involucre are important in the identification of the different species of hazel.
Nuts are also harvested from some of the other species, including the Filbert, from the closely related Balkan species Corylus maxima.
open-encyclopedia.com /Hazel   (456 words)

  
 Brazil nut. Who is Brazil nut? What is Brazil nut? Where is Brazil nut? Definition of Brazil nut. Meaning of Brazil nut.
The brazil nut is the large edible seed of South American tree Bertholletia excelsa.
Brazil nuts were at one time also referred to as "nigger toes".
A cylinder such as a can of nuts works well, while a cone-shaped container results in what is known as the Reverse Brazil Nut Effect.
knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Brazil_nut   (253 words)

  
 Screw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Anonymoused]
A 193-pound nut and bolt, one of 16 used to join sections of the generator shaft of a 75,000 kW generator at the Grand Coulee Dam in 1942
A bolt is a threaded fastener that passes through the workpiece and is held in place by a nut or a threaded hole on the other side.
The tapped hole (or nut) into which the screw fits, has an internal diameter which is the size of the screw minus the pitch of the thread.
anonymouse.org /cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw   (3461 words)

  
 Talk:Nut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's not apparent that Nut (fruit) is what English speakers assume by the word "nut", given that they could equally well assume Nut (hardware).
An equal-weight disambiguation seems better than a primary-topic one.
"Nuts" is apparently said by a general MacAuliffe in WW2 1944- battle of the bulge, the general declining surrender.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Nut   (106 words)

  
 Brazil nut Definition / Brazil nut Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The Brazil Nut is a South AmericanSouth America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere.
Brazil nut is a three-sided nut with white meat or flesh that consists of 70% fat and 17% protein.
Brazil nut is the one that's always left at the bottom of the nut bowl as it's almost impossible to crack.
www.elresearch.com /Brazil_nut   (412 words)

  
 Nut at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The NUT is the National Union of Teachers in the United Kingdom.
A nut is a type of hardware: a small, often...
To the ancient Egyptians Nut (Nuit) was the personification of the sky (originally she was a goddess of just the sky at day, where the clouds formed) and the heavens.
www.springknow.com /Nut.html   (441 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Macadamia nut
The macadamia nut is the fruit of a tree native to the east coast of Australia.
Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel Persian Walnut nuts Chestnuts // Botanical definition A nut in botany is a simple dry fruit with one seed (rarely two) in which the ovary wall or part of it becomes very hard (stony or woody) at maturity.
The Macadamia nut is the only plant food native to Australia that is produced and exported in any significant quantity.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Macadamia-nut   (706 words)

  
 This article is about the walnut tree For other uses...
The nuts nuts of all the species named above, as well as other species, are edible, but the walnuts commonly available in stores are the Persian walnut, the only species which has a large nut and thin shell.
A horticultural variety selected for thin nut shells and hardiness in temperate zones is sometimes known as the Carpathian walnut.
The nuts are rich in oil, and are widely eaten both fresh and in cookery cookery.
www.biodatabase.de /Walnut   (519 words)

  
 Kernel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The kernel of a seed is all that is within the outer coat of the seed, as the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument.
The term kernel can also mean a single seed or grain, as "a kernel of corn".
In mathematics, kernel has several different, somewhat unrelated meanings; see kernel (mathematics), or go directly to kernel of a function, kernel (algebra), or kernel (category theory).
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Kernel   (171 words)

  
 Frog (disambiguation). Who is Frog (disambiguation)? What is Frog (disambiguation)? Where is Frog (disambiguation)? ...
A frog is a type of fresh-water amphibian
A frog is the end of the bow of a stringed instrument that includes the nut - the mechanism which alters the tautness of the hairs.
A frog in sewing is a sort of closure, often used in cloaks, made from a specially knotted cord forming a button of sorts, and a loop on the other side of the closure, forming an effective button hole.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Frog_(disambiguation)   (102 words)

  
 Brazil Nut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
1) " Brazil" -- As to Brazil Nut
2) " Nut" -- As to Brazil Nut
In community card poker, having the nuts meanshaving pocket cards that cannot be beaten given the current board (community cards).
www.shad-rapp.com /info/33236-brazil_nut.html   (298 words)

  
 Wingnut - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Wingnut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The seed catkins when mature (about 6 months after pollination) are pendulous, 15-45 cm long, with 20-80 seeds strung along them.
The seeds are a small nut 5-10 mm across, with two wings, one each side.
Another species from China, the Wheel Wingnut with similar foliage but an unusual circular wing right round the nut (instead of two wings at the sides), previously listed as Pterocarya paliurus, has now been transferred to a new genus, as Cyclocarya paliurus.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Wingnut.html   (263 words)

  
 Thread Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography at Local Color Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
A thread turns rotation into linear movement by means of a ridge in a running in a spiral down the length of a cylinder.
A screw has a thread, as does a bolt on a nut.
Threads was a 1984 BBC docudrama, concerning the after-effects of a nuclear attack on Sheffield.
encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Thread   (367 words)

  
 Almond Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The almond nut, the brazil nut, the cashew, the coconut, hazelnut, macadamia nut, peanut, pecan, the pine nut, pistachio, and the walnut.
These nuts are easy to find at the store and pack a powerful punch in the nutrition department.
Not only are edible nuts and seeds good for an evening snack, they are the perfect food to take along when you are hiking, biking, or even going for a long walk.
www.nutsguide.com /almond-facts.html   (780 words)

  
 wiki/Brazil nut effect Definition / wiki/Brazil nut effect Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The brazil nut effect is the phenomenon where big particles end up on the surface when a mixture of granular material of different sizes is shaken.
The term was based on the observation that, when a container of mixed nuts is opened after it has been shaken, the brazil nuts The Brazil Nut is a South American tree Bertholletia excelsa in the family Lecythidaceae; it is the only species in the genus Bertholletia.
A rectangular box (such as a box of breakfast cereal) or cylinder (such as a can of nuts) works well, while a cone-shaped container results in what is known as the reverse brazil nut effect.
www.elresearch.com /wiki/Brazil_nut_effect   (764 words)

  
 Almond biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The fruit lacks the sweet fleshy outer covering of other members of Prunus (such as the plum and cherry), this being replaced by a leathery coat containing the edible kernel which is often called a "nut" in common and culinary usage, but which is a drupe and not a nut in botanical parlance.
The tree is probably a native of southwest Asia and north Africa, but has been so extensively cultivated for so long over the warm temperate regions of the Old World that its original natural distribution is obscure.
The nut of the tree has also been used a preventative for alcohol intoxication.
almond.biography.ms   (909 words)

  
 Hazel explained   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The botanical name is Corylus, and is placed in the family Corylaceae, though some botanists include this family within the Betulaceae.
Leaves and nuts of Turkish Hazel: note the spiny involucres (husks) surrounding the nuts The nuts obtained from the Common Hazel (''Corylus avellana'') are the common edible hazelnuts.
The Turkish Hazel (''C. colurna'') is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree in Europe and North America; this species does not conform to the typical stereotype of hazels as being shrubs, instead being a large tree to 35 m tall and with a single straight, stout, trunk up to 1.5 m in diameter.
www.wordspider.net /ha/hazel.html   (899 words)

  
 eLibrary Project : Nut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
A "Nut (hardware), nut" is a type of hardware: a small, often hexagonal piece of metal, with a hole with internal screw thread, to be fitted onto a screw#bolt,bolt which is inserted through holes of two or more objects, to attach these objects to each other.
In rock climbing, a nut (climbing),nut is a metal wedge used as protection (climbing),protection.
Nut of the Month Club - Monthly Selections - A sales site for various kinds of nuts that also has a set of recipes, each of which features a particular nut or seed, e.g.
elibraryproject.com /info/NUT.html   (1415 words)

  
 Proportionality (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
In simple terms, the principle means that if you want to crack a nut, do not use a sledgehammer.
The principle requires the institutions of the European Union and all Member States to not to take any measure in relation to any EU related matter that is excessive than what is absolutely required.
In the just war theory, proportionality is one of the conditions.
www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Proportion   (393 words)

  
 Nut Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography at Karr.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Emhart Fastening Teknologies - Manufacturer of self-piercing Pop rivets, Helicoil and Dodge inserts, Parker-Kalon self-drilling screws, Gripco nuts, Tucker stud welding, and Warren fasteners.
All bar, bolts, nuts, and washers, in any material, large and small quantities.
This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Nut   (194 words)

  
 php-deluxe.net -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
I dunno if the wikipedia page on Disambiguation should be mentioning that a proposal is still forming a consensus.
I'm using the phrases '''disambiguation links''' and '''disambiguation pages''', although there may be better terms.
Remember that disambiguation ''links'' aren't treated on that MOS page.—User:Wahoofive (User+talk:Wahoofive) 06:47, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC) I reckon highlights are fine.
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 The Ultimate Wingnut (disambiguation) - American History Information Guide and Reference
Wingnut (Pterocarya) is a genus of trees bearing winged nuts.
A wingnut or wing nut is also a nut with a pair of wings for increasing torque.
The term is most likely a truncation of "right-wing nut".
www.historymania.com /american_history/Wingnut_%28disambiguation%29   (123 words)

  
 Brazil Nut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The Federative Republic of Brzil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America - it is actually larger than mainland USA.
A Nuy is a type of fruit borne by certain flowering plants.
In rock climbing, a Nu is a metal wedge used as protection.
www.thesonars.com /web/33236-brazil.nut.html   (299 words)

  
 Fossil
Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other artifacts such as footprints.
A term used for any living species which closely resembles a species known from fossils, i.e., as if the fossil had "come to life".
Other "living fossils" are the nut clams (Ennucula superba), Lingula anatina, an inarticulate brachiopod, the tuatara lizard, the snout-nosed nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis frog, and the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/fossil   (561 words)

  
 Acorn (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Acorn (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Acorn (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Acorn (disambiguation).
Here you will find more informations about Acorn (disambiguation).
The orginal Acorn (disambiguation) article can be editet
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Acorn-disambiguation.html   (113 words)

  
 Betel Nut Tree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
1) " Nut" -- in the term Betel Nut Tree
A nut is 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 objectsto each other.
This article is about the biological organisms known as trees.
www.daikaiju.com /edge/26539-betel%20nut%20tree.html   (510 words)

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