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hard nut to crack

hard nut to crack
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahrd nuht too krak]
    • /hɑrd nʌt tu kræk/
    • /hɑːd nʌt tuː kræk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd nuht too krak]
    • /hɑrd nʌt tu kræk/

Definitions of hard nut to crack words

  • noun hard nut to crack a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 1
  • noun hard nut to crack the kernel itself. 1
  • noun hard nut to crack Botany. a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 1
  • noun hard nut to crack any of various devices or ornaments resembling a nut. 1
  • noun hard nut to crack a block, usually of metal and generally square or hexagonal, perforated with a threaded hole so that it can be screwed down on a bolt to hold together objects through which the bolt passes. 1
  • noun hard nut to crack Slang. the head. 1
See all 22 definitions of hard nut to crack

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Origin of hard nut to crack

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1900-05 for def 8b; Middle English nute, Old English hnutu; cognate with Dutch noot, German Nuss, Old Norse hnot; akin to Latin nux

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Parts of speech for Hard nut to crack

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hard nut to crack

hard nut to crack popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hard nut to crack

noun hard nut to crack

  • complexity — Complexity is the state of having many different parts connected or related to each other in a complicated way.
  • complication — A complication is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
  • difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
  • headache — a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
  • hot water — trouble; a predicament: His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes.
All 18 Synonyms of hard nut to crack

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