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peanut Definition

pea·nut (nut′, -nət)

noun

  1. a spreading, annual vine (Arachis hypogaea) of the pea family, with yellow flowers and brittle pods ripening underground and containing one to three edible seeds
  2. the pod or any of its seeds
  3. Slang a trifling or relatively small sum of money

Etymology: pea + nut

peanut Synonyms

peanut

n.

goober, groundpea, groundnut, Bambara, goober pea.

peanut Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • roast: For example, people with peanut allergy can react to smaller amounts of roasted peanuts than raw or boiled peanuts.
  • salt: Also, never give bird s salted peanuts: Most birds cannot cope with salt of any kind.
  • eat: Even being close to someone else eating peanuts can be enough to make some people react.
  • chop: Ingredients: chopped peanuts, sunflower hearts, kibbled maize, pinhead oatmeal, canary seed and yellow millet.
  • compare: Instead its an open book there are courses galore on the internet you can take for peanuts compared to a traditional music conservatory.
  • pay: For example, when the client wants to pay peanuts for a high demand skill and not get a monkey.

Adjective modifier

  • salted: The drive arrived the next day packed in salted peanuts - instead of foam peanuts.
  • unsalted: Is it true that badgers go " mad " for unsalted peanuts?
  • whole: And remember, you shouldn't give whole peanuts to any child under five because of the risk of choking.
  • chocolate: As the icing on the cake I fancied chocolate peanuts for dessert.
  • dry-roasted: Don't forget about adding quality protein in nuts and seeds ( that does not mean eating a large packet of dry-roasted peanuts!
  • crushed: For example, if peanut is being tested, a small quantity of crushed peanut will be used.

Modifies a noun

  • butter: They're in a bit of a peanut butter period at the moment.
  • allergy: For people with peanut allergy, coming into contact with a tiny amount of peanut can cause the body to have an allergic reaction.
  • feeder: I only have to the refill the peanut feeder once a week.
  • allergen: Executive Summary 1.1 Peanut allergic individuals can undergo a severe, life-threatening reaction following exposure to peanut allergens.
  • sauce: The peanut satay sauce topping might have been better served in a side bowl.
  • sandwich: It should be about the size and weight of a decent peanut butter sandwich but dry and inviting as puff pastry.

Noun used with modifier

  • ground: Reduce the heat to low and add the ground peanuts Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
  • chocolate: Consolation arrived in the shape of an over sized and over priced bag of chocolate peanuts.

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