Definitions for peanut

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peanut pea·nut

Spelling: [pee-nuht, -nuh t]

IPA: /ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət/

Peanut is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 113 anagrams from letters in peanut (aenptu).

Definitions for peanut

noun

1. the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
2. the plant itself.
3. any small or insignificant person or thing.
4. peanuts. Informal. a very small amount of money: Slang. barbiturates. small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material.

adjective

1. of or relating to the peanut or peanuts.
2. made with or from peanuts.
3. Informal. small, insignificant, or petty.

Origin of peanut

An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800; pea¹ + nut

Examples for peanut

A famous 1916 publication proclaimed: “How to Grow the peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption.”

A camel is indistinguishable from a peanut—if only their humps be considered.

Soon Johnny Carson was having more fun with Cleveland and its mayor than a monkey with a peanut.

My lady, do you happen to have such a thing as a peanut in your pocket?

Did you ever notice how tiresome the whistle on a peanut roaster gets?

The media and peanut gallery missed that class and immediately cast them as “others.”

Why is the whistle of a peanut roaster so shrill, and why is the whistle of a boat so deep?

The following year, he testified before Congress about the U.S. peanut industry.

Titanic once bet a peanut vendor $10 he could throw a peanut across Times Square in New York.

Before it dries, the peanut seed is easily injured by frost.