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Definitions for nutshell
ˈnʌtˌʃɛlnut·shell

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nutshellnoun

    the shell around the kernel of a nut

Wiktionary

  1. nutshellnoun

    The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.

  2. nutshellnoun

    A short book summarizing an area of law.

  3. nutshellverb

    To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).

  4. Etymology: nut + shell

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Nutshellnoun

    The hard substance that incloses the kernel of the nut.

    Etymology: nut and shell.

    I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    A fox had me by the back, and a thousand pound to a nutshell, I had never got off again. Roger L'Estrange.

    It seems as easy to me, to have the idea of space empty of body, as to think of the hollow of a nutshell without a kernel. John Locke.

Wikipedia

  1. Nutshell

    A nutshell is the outer shell of a nut. Most nutshells are inedible and are removed before eating the nut meat inside. It covers and protects the kernel, which may be edible.

ChatGPT

  1. nutshell

    A nutshell is the hard exterior shell of a nut that encloses and protects the inner kernel. In a metaphorical context, "in a nutshell" implies presenting something in a very simplified and concise manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nutshellnoun

    the shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is inclosed

  2. Nutshellnoun

    hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value

  3. Nutshellnoun

    a shell of the genus Nucula

Wikidata

  1. Nutshell

    A nutshell is the outer shell of a nut. Most nutshells are inedible and are removed before eating the nut meat inside.

CrunchBase

  1. Nutshell

    Nutshell, Inc. designs and develops CRM application. The company's application includes Google apps support, mobile media logging and tagging, and reporting. Nutshell, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nutshell in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nutshell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of nutshell in a Sentence

  1. Andrzej Duda:

    In a nutshell, we have to be a member of the alliance.

  2. Dave Samuhel:

    Unfortunately, in a nutshell, it looks like it’s going to be another busy season, we’re seeing a lot of drought. Almost half of the country is experiencing drought, and the bulk of that is to the West.

  3. Ken Paulson:

    In a nutshell, don't say anything bad about people unless you can back it up, if you take a video of somebody stumbling out of a bar, you need to be careful calling him a drunk. He could have just tripped on the pavement.

  4. Matt Alt:

    In a nutshell, they're the things that go bump in Japan's night.

  5. Richard Budgett:

    To put The IOC in a nutshell, The IOC had a scientific consensus back in 2015, there are no IOC rules or regulations around transgender participation. That depends on each international federation. So Laurel Hubbard is a woman, and is competing under the rules of her federation, and we have to pay tribute to her courage and tenacity in actually competing and qualifying for The Olympic Games.

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