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- [nuht-shel]
- /ˈnʌtˌʃɛl/
- /ˈnʌt.ʃel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nuht-shel]
- /ˈnʌtˌʃɛl/
Definitions of nutshell word
- noun nutshell the shell of a nut. 1
- idioms nutshell in a nutshell, in very brief form; in a few words: Just tell me the story in a nutshell. 1
- noun nutshell The hard woody covering around the kernel of a nut. 1
- noun nutshell shell of a nut 1
- noun nutshell the shell around the kernel of a nut 0
- noun nutshell the shell enclosing the kernel of a nut 0
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Origin of nutshell
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English nutescell; see nut, shell
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Parts of speech for Nutshell
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nutshell popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nutshell
noun nutshell
- husk — the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
- casing — A casing is a substance or object that covers something and protects it.
- shell — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
- outer — situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior: outer garments; an outer wall.
- analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
verb nutshell
- abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- codify — If you codify a set of rules, you define them or present them in a clear and ordered way.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
Antonyms for nutshell
noun nutshell
- enlargement — The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged.
- expansion — The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
- extension — A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.
verb nutshell
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- enlarge — Make or become bigger or more extensive.
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