What does nutshell mean?
Definitions for nutshell
ˈnʌtˌʃɛlnut·shell
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Princeton's WordNet
nutshellnoun
the shell around the kernel of a nut
Wiktionary
nutshellnoun
The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
nutshellnoun
A short book summarizing an area of law.
nutshellverb
To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).
Etymology: nut + shell
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
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
Nutshellnoun
the shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is inclosed
Nutshellnoun
hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value
Nutshellnoun
a shell of the genus Nucula
Wikidata
Nutshell
A nutshell is the outer shell of a nut. Most nutshells are inedible and are removed before eating the nut meat inside.
CrunchBase
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nutshell in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nutshell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of nutshell in a Sentence
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.
In a nutshell, we have to be a member of the alliance.
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.
There seems to be certainly more potential in euro zone (earnings) than in the U.S. ... But markets with a higher domestic exposure should be more rewarding going forward than those that are internationally exposed, in a nutshell, we prefer peripheral markets like Italy and Spain to Germany.
In a nutshell I think Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton clearly recognized that to be a faithful member of the church, it includes and even requires being concerned with issues that go beyond the church door, it's not only possible, but also proper, for a Catholic or a member of any other religious tradition to be concerned with justice, peace in the world, understanding of other faiths and concern for the environment. [Pope Francis] is putting on record that what he’s doing is not all that new.
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- باختصارArabic
- kostkaCzech
- nøddeskalDanish
- NussschaleGerman
- τσόφλι καρυδιούGreek
- nuksoŝeloEsperanto
- cáscara de nuezSpanish
- pähkinänkuoriFinnish
- coque de noyauFrench
- blaosc cnóIrish
- संक्षेपHindi
- dióhéjHungarian
- 木の実の殻Japanese
- ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾಗಿKannada
- summaLatin
- notedopDutch
- nøtteskallNorwegian
- łupina od orzechaPolish
- casca de nozPortuguese
- pe scurtRomanian
- ореховая скорлупаRussian
- nötskalSwedish
- క్లుప్తంగాTelugu
- مختصرUrdu
- tóm lạiVietnamese
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