nugget

A2 · Elementary Countable noun Cooking

n. a small piece of chicken or fish that is covered in breadcrumbs and fried.

n. a small, bite-sized piece of poultry or fish, typically breaded and deep-fried.

“The children asked for chicken nuggets and fries for lunch.”

“The fast-food chain recently introduced a plant-based nugget to appeal to the growing number of vegetarian customers.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a short but very useful or interesting piece of information.

n. a brief, isolated, and highly valuable or interesting piece of information or wisdom.

Español:dato valioso

“His speech was full of interesting nuggets of history.”

“The documentary provides several fascinating nuggets of information regarding the private life of the reclusive author.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Aviation Slang · American English

n. a new and inexperienced pilot, especially in the military.

n. a slang term for a newly qualified or inexperienced naval aviator or fighter pilot.

“The veteran pilots gave the new nugget a hard time during his first week.”

“Landing on a carrier deck at night is a daunting task for any nugget fresh out of flight school.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Slang

n. a high-quality flower or bud from a cannabis plant.

n. a dense, potent bud of the cannabis plant.

“He showed his friends the dense nuggets he had just bought.”

“The quality of the harvest was evident in the size and resin content of the dried nuggets.”

C2 · Proficiency Technical

v. to search for or find small pieces of gold.

v. to search for or successfully extract nuggets of precious metal.

“They spent the whole summer nuggeting in the old creek bed.”

“Geological surveys indicated the area had been heavily nuggeted during the nineteenth-century gold rush.”