Peanut - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpiːnʌt|
Brit.
|ˈpiːnʌt|
noun
- underground pod of the peanut vine
- 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
- a young child who is small for his age
- pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms (syn: earthnut, goober, groundnut)
- 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
- a young child who is small for his age
- pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms (syn: earthnut, goober, groundnut)
adjective
- of little importance or influence or power; of minor status (syn: insignificant)
peanut politicians
Extra examples
Five billion dollars is peanuts compared to what the government spends each year.
He works all day for peanuts.
...this is a peanut matter, and we're fools for wasting time on it...
It is not peanuts.
Do you prefer creamy or crunchy peanut butter?
...don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!...
He started his career as a humble peanut farmer.
...tagged her with the sobriquet “peanut” because of her diminutive size...
Word forms
noun
singular: peanut
plural: peanuts
singular: peanut
plural: peanuts
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