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
- (countable) A chicken nugget.
- (countable) A tidbit of something valuable.
- (countable) A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.
- (uncountable) A type of boot polish.
- (countable) A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.
- (countable, slang) An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.
- (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
- nuggets
- nuggeting
- nuggetting
- nuggeted
- nuggetted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include core, pebble, seam, stone, rock, vein.
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