nutshell

Meaning

Noun

1. The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
2. A short book summarizing an area of law.
3. A small boat; a boat considered small in comparison to the seas.

Verb

To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).

Synonyms

shell

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eggshell

hull

husks

monocoque

seashell

pelecypod

conch

cast-off skin

Translations

guscio di noce

Nussschale

καρυδότσουφλο

kısaca

lamnia lammina lamna

casca de noz

coquille

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coque de noyau

gheriglio

schelp

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notedop

concha

kabuk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: notschelle

Inherited from Old English: hnutsċiell

In summary

From Middle English notschelle, from Old English hnutsċiell, from Proto-West Germanic *hnutskallju, equivalent to nut + shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Nuteskele, Nuteskil (“nutshell”), Dutch notenschaal (“nutshell”), German Nussschale (“nutshell”).