nugget
(noun) a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nugget (countable and uncountable, plural nuggets)
(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.
(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.
(comptheory) A partial description gleaned from data mining.
Source: Wiktionary
Nug"get, n. Etym: [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot. See Ingot.]
Definition: A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
