ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nugget

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈnʌɡət/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Nugget is a noun meaning (countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.

Meaning

(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.

More Meanings

  1. (countable) A chicken nugget.
  2. (countable) A tidbit of something valuable.
  3. (countable) A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.
  4. (uncountable) A type of boot polish.
  5. (countable) A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.
  6. (countable, slang) An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.
  7. (computing theory) A partial description gleaned from data mining.

Example Sentences

a gold nugget
a nugget of truth
a nugget of wisdom
We have previously said that the heuristic algorithms produce good nuggets for most classes and most λ values […]

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include core, pebble, seam, stone, rock, vein.

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