Nutmeg Definition

nŭtmĕg
nutmegs
noun
nutmegs
The tree itself.
Webster's New World
The hard, aromatic seed of an East Indian tree (Myristica fragrans) of the nutmeg family: it is grated and used as a spice, and its outer covering yields the spice mace.
Webster's New World
A grayish to moderate brown.
American Heritage
The act of kicking a soccer ball between the legs of a defender.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • nutmeg tree
  • Myristica fragrans
verb
To kick a soccerball between the legs of (a defender).
American Heritage

To flavour with nutmeg.

She decided the eggnog was lacking in flavor, so she decided to nutmeg it heavily.
Wiktionary

(soccer) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

Wiktionary
adjective
Designating a family (Myristicaceae, order Magnoliales) of tropical, dicotyledonous trees.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Nutmeg

Noun

Singular:
nutmeg
Plural:
nutmegs

Origin of Nutmeg

  • Middle English notemuge probably ultimately from Old French nois mugede alteration of nois muscade nut smelling like musk from Old Provençal notz muscada notz nut (from Latin nux nuc- nut) muscada smelling like musk (from musc musk) (from Late Latin muscus musk) N., sense 4 and v., perhaps from earlier slang nutmegs testicles or current slang nuts testicles (since the nutmegged ball passes between the defender's legs) or perhaps from rhyming slang nutmeg leg

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • A part-translation of Old French nois mugede (modern noix de muscade or noix muscade), from Medieval Latin nux muscata (“musky nut").

    From Wiktionary

Nutmeg Sentence Examples

  • The nutmeg is indigenous.

  • The name nutmeg is also applied to other fruits or seeds in different countries.

  • For surrendered rights and privileges the sultan and his grandees received monetary compensations in the shape of annual subventions, and these also have been paid for the losses formerly incurred by the wilful destruction of the nutmeg plantations, carried out in order to enhance the value of this commodity and monopolize its cultivation.

  • It is often spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon.

  • This is useful for people who want to use nutmeg as a login shell. verbose Be verbose.

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Words Starting With

NNUNUT

Words Ending With

GEGMEG

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With N6 Letter Words Ending With G