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screwball vs nut

nut vs screwball

screwball and nut both are nouns.

screwball is an adjective but nut is not an adjective.

screwball is not a verb while nut is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screwball Yes Yes No No
nut Yes No Yes No
As nouns, screwball and nut are synonyms defined as:
  • screwball and nut: a whimsically eccentric person
Other synonyms of screwball include crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut case.
screwball (noun) nut (noun)
a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
a whimsically eccentric person one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
a whimsically eccentric person
usually large hard-shelled seed
half the width of an em
screwball (adjective) nut (adjective)
foolish; totally unsound
screwball (verb) nut (verb)
gather nuts
Difference between screwball and nut

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