Synonyms for peanut
ˈpiˌnʌt, -nətpeanut

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1. peanutnoun

   Synonyms:
   goober, groundnut, goober pea

2. peanutnoun

   A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea.

   Synonyms:
   goober, groundnut, goober pea

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1. peanutnoun

   underground pod of the peanut vine

   Synonyms:
   goober, groundnut, peanut vine, monkey nut, earthnut, goober pea

   Antonyms:
   major

2. peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaeanoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   goober, groundnut, peanut vine, monkey nut, earthnut, goober pea

   Antonyms:
   major

3. peanutnoun

   a young child who is small for his age

   Synonyms:
   goober, groundnut, peanut vine, monkey nut, earthnut, goober pea

   Antonyms:
   major

4. peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nutadjective

   pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms

   Synonyms:
   goober, monkey nut, potato bean, groundnut vine, earthnut, groundnut, wild bean, goober pea, earth-ball, truffle, peanut vine

   Antonyms:
   major

5. insignificant, peanutadjective

   of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

   "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"

   Synonyms:
   undistinguished, unimportant, insignificant

   Antonyms:
   major

Matched Categories

1. • Child
   • Legume
   • Pod

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1. peanutnoun

   Synonyms:
   groundnut, earthnut, goober

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1. List of paraphrases for "peanut":

   groundnut, peanuts, butter

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How to use peanut in a sentence?

1. Betty Naomi Friedan:

   Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffered Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night-she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question-Is this all

2. Curtis Lassiter:

   We're peanut butter and jelly-quote by Curtis Lassiter to describe his incredibly close bond with daughter Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse, and to describe how neither was good without the other. #curtislassiter #activistdebouse

3. Sandra Arevalo:

   Start by making sure that your child always eats something before going to school, quick and nutrient rich foods to eat in the morning include whole grain cereals with low fat milk, a yogurt parfait, a cereal bar with a cup of low-fat milk, a fruit and/or vegetables smoothie, egg, cheese or turkey sandwich or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread.

4. Charles Mathias, Jr.:

   The brown bag, of course, had its imperfections. While some kids carried roast beef sandwiches, others had peanut butter. I have no way of knowing if all of those brown bags contained 'nutritionally adequate diets.' But I do know that those brown bags and those lunch pails symbolized parental love and responsibility.

5. Melissa Majumdar:

   Think an apple with peanut butter or yogurt with fresh berries.