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nuthouse

US/ˈnʌtˌhaʊs/

nuthouse noun: a hospital for the mentally ill.

Noun

nuthouse (plural nuthouses)

  1. (informal, offensive) A hospital for the mentally ill.
    • That guy is totally crazy; he belongs in a nuthouse.
    Synonyms:
    bedlam, bin, booby-hatch, booby house, bughouse, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, happy hotel, insane asylum

nuthouse meaning in Tamil and Urdu

nuthouse in Tamil

மனநலக்காப்பகம்

nuthouse in Urdu

پاگل خانہ

Synonyms of nuthouse

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All synonyms of nuthouse

Forms of nuthouse

pluralnuthouses

Origin of nuthouse

From nut + house.

Questions about nuthouse

What does nuthouse mean?
Nuthouse means a hospital for the mentally ill.
What is nuthouse in Tamil?
Nuthouse in Tamil is மனநலக்காப்பகம். See Nuthouse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nuthouse?
Nuthouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce nuthouse?
Nuthouse is pronounced /ˈnʌtˌhaʊs/ (US).
What is the plural of nuthouse?
The plural of nuthouse is nuthouses.

Words near nuthouse in the dictionary

  1. nuthin
  2. nuthin'
  3. nuthing
  4. nuthook
  5. nuthooks
  6. nuthouse
  7. nuthouses
  8. nuths
  9. nuthugger
  10. nuthuggers
  11. Nuthurst

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