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nutshell

English

Etymology

nut +? shell

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?t.??l/

Noun

nutshell (plural nutshells)

  1. The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
    • c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Again?t venemous tongues enpoy?oned with ?claunder and fal?e detractions &c.:
      For men be now tratlers and tellers of tales;
      What tidings at Totnam, what newis in Wales,
      What ?hippis are ?ailing to Scalis Malis?
      And all is not worth a couple of nut ?halis.
  2. A short book summarizing an area of law.
  3. (nautical) A small boat; a boat considered small in comparison to the seas.

Derived terms

  • in a nutshell

Translations

Verb

nutshell (third-person singular simple present nutshells, present participle nutshelling, simple past and past participle nutshelled)

  1. (transitive) To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).

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nutcase

English

Etymology

nut +? case. Compare headcase, mental case etc.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?n?tke?s/

Noun

nutcase (plural nutcases)

  1. (humorous) An eccentric or odd person.
  2. (derogatory, slang) Someone who is insane.

Synonyms

  • (eccentric or odd person): kook, nutbag, nutter, odd duck, wacko, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person
  • (insane person): crackpot, loon, nut, nutbag, nutter, screwball, wacko; see also Thesaurus:mad person

Translations

Anagrams

  • Ceutans, cestuan

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