nutshell

ˈnʌtʃɛl

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Definition of nutshell - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nut shellhard outer covering of a nut

The squirrel cracked the nutshell easily.

case

husk

shell

figurativesummary or brief statement

In a nutshell, the plan focuses on sustainability..

overview

summary

nautical

small boat compared to the sea

The fisherman sailed in a nutshell across the bay.

dinghy

rowboat

skiff

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hard outer covering of a nut
small boat compared to the sea

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in a nutshell

adv.

in summary or briefly

In a nutshell, the project was a success.

put in a nutshell

express something concisely

He put his thoughts in a nutshell during the interview.

enclosed in a nutshell

adj.

summarized briefly and concisely

The report was enclosed in a nutshell for the meeting.

Origin of nutshell

Old English, hnutu (nut) + scell (shell)

Examples of nutshell in a sentence

The nutshells were scattered on the ground.
To put it in a nutshell, we need more time.
The book is, in a nutshell, about friendship.
The nutshell was tossed by the stormy waves.
He navigated the nutshell through the narrow canal.

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French:coque, résumé, ...
German:Nussschale, in Kürze, ...
Italian:guscio di noce, riassunto, ...
Spanish:cáscara de nuez, resumen, ...
Portuguese:casca de noz, resumo, ...
Chinese:坚果壳, 概括, ...
Japanese:殻, 要するに, ...
Arabic:قِشْرَة, خلاصة, ...
Hebrew:קְלִפַּת אֱגוֹז, תַּמְצִית, ...
Russian:ореховая скорлупа, в двух словах, ...
Ukrainian:шкаралупа, короткий виклад, ...
Hindi:खोल, संक्षेप में, ...
Bengali:বাদামের খোল, সংক্ষেপে, ...
Catalan:closca, en resum, ...
Czech:skořápka, shrnutí, ...
Danish:nøddeskal, kort sagt, ...
Dutch:notendop, in een notendop, ...
Greek:κέλυφος, εν συντομία, ...
Hungarian:dióhéj, összefoglaló, ...
Khmer:សំបកគ្រាប់ធញ្ញជាតិ, សេចក្តីសង្ខេប, ...
Korean:견과 껍질, 요약, ...
Persian:پوست سخت آجیل, خلاصه, ...
Polish:skorupka orzecha, krótko mówiąc, ...
Portuguese (BR):casca da noz, resumo, ...
Romanian:coajă de nucă, pe scurt, ...
Swedish:nötskal, sammanfattning, ...
Thai:เปลือกถั่ว, สรุป, ...
Turkish:ceviz kabuğu, özet, ...
Vietnamese:vỏ hạt, tóm tắt, ...

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