Definitions for nuggets

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nuggets nug·get

Spelling: [nuhg-it]

IPA: /ˈnʌg ɪt/

Nuggets is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in nuggets (eggnstu).

Definitions for nuggets

noun

1. a lump of something, as of precious metal.
2. a lump of native gold.
3. anything of great value, significance, or the like:
4. a bite-size piece of chicken, fish, etc., usually batter-fried.
5. Welding. (in a spot-weld) the metal fused.
6. Australian. a powerful, heavy animal. a strong, thickset man.

Origin of nuggets

1850-55; perhaps diminutive of obsolete nug small piece, variant of nog²; see -et

Examples for nuggets

The international discovery hunt has turned up other nuggets.

Of the gold they took mostly dust, because it packed closer than nuggets.

"But you cannot be always sure of your nuggets," muttered Tony.

Gordon and Trainor do pay their way with nuggets of discovery; but their most valuable contribution is perspective.

Jason Collins and the Brooklyn Nets play in Portland on Wednesday and then fly to Denver to face the nuggets on Thursday night.

I could have won every peso if I had put up only a little handful of the nuggets.

Poker was played for fantastic pots; piles of nuggets and dust that could easily ransom a king.

We did run out of some things, like nuggets, strips, lemonade, and waffle fries.

They carry good-sized pokes of nuggets and dust which they use in trading.

Blake put the nuggets into his pocket and threw the rest out into the pool.