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1. (n.) nutcracker
an instrument for cracking the shells of nuts.
2. nutcracker
either of two corvine birds of the genus Nucifraga that feed on pine nuts, N. caryocatactes, of N Eurasia, and N. columbiana, of W North America.
Etymology: (1540–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nutcracker
a compound lever used to crack nuts open
2. (noun) nuthatch, nutcracker
any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
3. (noun) nutcracker
speckled birds that feed on nuts
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) nutcracker
an instrument for cracking nuts
2. (noun) nutcracker
a European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects
3. (noun) nutcracker
the American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America
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Sense: (usually in plural) an instrument for cracking nuts open
a pair of nutcrackers.
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 Afrikaans: neutkraker |
 Arabic: كَسّارة الجَوز والبُنْدُق |
 Bulgarian: лешникотрошачка |
 Brazilian: quebra-nozes |
 Czech: louskáček |
 German: der Nußknacker |
 Danish: nøddeknækker |
 Greek: καρυοθραύστης |
 Spanish: cascanueces |
 Estonian: pähklitangid |
 Farsi: فندق شکن |
 Finnish: pähkinänsärkijä |
 French: casse-noisettes |
 Hebrew: מַפצֵח אֶגוֹזִים |
 Hindi: सरौता |
 Croatian: drobilo (kliješta) za ora |
 Hungarian: diótörő |
 Indonesian: pemecah biji |
 Icelandic: hnetubrjótur |
 Italian: schiaccianoci |
 Japanese: くるみ割り |
 Korean: 호두까는 기구 |
 Lithuanian: riešutų spaustukai |
 Latvian: riekstu knaiblītes |
 Malay: kacip kekeras |
 Dutch: notenkraker |
 Norwegian: nøtteknekker |
 Polish: dziadek do orzechów |
 Persian: چهارمغزشکن |
 Pashto: د چهار مغز ماتونكى |
 Portuguese: quebra-nozes |
 Romanian: spărgător de nuci |
 Russian: щипцы для орехов |
 Slovak: luskáč |
 Slovenian: klešče za orehe |
 Serbian: krckalica za orahe |
 Swedish: nötknäppare |
 Thai: เครื่องกะเทาะเปลือกถั่วแข |
 Turkish: fındık/ceviz kıracağı |
 Taiwanese: 堅果壓碎器，胡桃鉗 |
 Ukrainian: щипці для горіхів |
 Urdu: نٹ پھوڑنے کا آلہ |
 Vietnamese: cái kẹp hạt dẻ |
 Chinese: 夹碎坚果的钳子，胡桃钳 |
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