nuggets

Meanings

• noun

  Small pieces of gold or other valuable minerals found in the earth.

  - "Miners found a nugget of gold worth $10,000."
  - "The prospector's dream was to find a large nugget."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with nuggets
muggets , buggets , pudgets

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Homophones

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1. nuggets (American English) : Small pieces of fried chicken or potatoes.
   

2. nuggets (British English) : Small pieces of bread soaked in milk and baked.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of nuggets that leads to same result
nugget , nuggets

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Etymology

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Old English 'hneogot' meaning 'small nugget'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest gold nugget ever found was the Welcome Stranger, discovered in Victoria, Australia in 1869 and weighing 71.1 kilograms.

2. The word 'nugget' is also used in the field of geology to describe any small, solid piece of rock.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gold rush: A period of increased activity and investment in the gold mining industry, often marked by a large influx of miners to a specific area.

2. Prospecting: The activity of searching for valuable minerals or resources, often in remote locations.

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Culture

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In popular culture, nuggets are often associated with the gold rush era and prospecting. They have been depicted in literature, art, and film as symbols of wealth and fortune.

How to Memorize "nuggets"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a small, golden nugget in your hand.
   - Imagine a pile of nuggets glinting in the sunlight.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'nuggets' with the color gold.
   - Think of the word 'treasure' when you see the word 'nuggets'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'NUGGETS' to remember the definitions: Nuggets are small, Unique, Golden, Glinting, Enticing, Treasured, and Sought-after.

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