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nugget

[ nuhg-it ]

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:

    nuggets of wisdom.

  4. a bite-size piece of chicken, fish, etc., usually batter-fried.
  5. Welding. (in a spot-weld) the metal fused.
  6. Australian.
    1. a powerful, heavy animal.
    2. a strong, thickset man.


Nugget

1

/ ˈʌɡɪ /

noun

  1. shoe polish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    tr; sometimes not capital to shine (shoes)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nugget

2

/ ˈʌɡɪ /

noun

  1. a small piece or lump, esp of gold in its natural state
  2. something small but valuable or excellent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Գܲg· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nugget1

1850–55; perhaps diminutive of obsolete nug small piece, variant of nog 2; -et
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nugget1

C19: origin unknown
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Example Sentences

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But when you get a nugget, you kind of devour that nugget.

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The sit-down dinner consisted, brilliantly, of cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets with caviar, truffle fries and Caesar salad, before the ceremony kicked off with remarks from the Fashion Trust U.S. founder Tania Fares and the board.

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After being handed a mock-up of McDonald's Island, featuring chicken nuggets dancing around a skirted Big Mac under french fry palm trees, Johnson rattled off a rapid-fire series of self-referential jokes about the show's history.

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These and many other such nuggets were revelatory to me as a newcomer to Bible study.

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Intentional mentorship or not, Miller’s conversations have Snell have already yielded nuggets of wisdom.

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