'Nugget' definitions:
Definition of 'nugget'
(from WordNet)
noun
A solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
Definition of 'Nugget'
From: GCIDE
- Nugget \Nug"get\, n. [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot. See Ingot.]
- 1. A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Something of value, usually found among many other less valuable things; -- often used figuratively; as, a nugget of useful information in a sea of data. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'nugget'
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