peanut


Definition: Meaning of, peanut in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpiːnʌt /

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peanut peanuts
  1. [countable] a pale brown nut in a thin shell which grows under the ground [=  groundnut]
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  2. peanuts informal a very small amount of money
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peanut used in phrases

  • hog peanut (noun)
    1. usually subterranean vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
  • peanut bar (noun)
    1. bar of peanuts in taffy
  • peanut brittle (noun)
    1. brittle containing peanuts
  • peanut butter (noun)
    1. a soft food made from crushed peanuts, which is eaten on bread or used in cooking
  • peanut gallery (noun)
    1. resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance figurative people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant
    2. rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
  • peanut oil (noun)
    1. an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap
  • peanut vine (noun)
    1. widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
  • peanut worm (noun)
    1. small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut
  • wild peanut (noun)
    1. usually subterranean vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
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