nutshell
pronunciation
How to pronounce nutshell in British English:
UK [ˈnʌtʃel]
How to pronounce nutshell in American English:
US [ˈnʌtʃel]
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- Noun:
- the shell around the kernel of a nut
Word Origin
- nutshell (n.)
- c. 1200, nute-scalen; see nut + shell (n.). Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) supposedly originally is a reference to a copy of the "Iliad," mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.
Example
- 1. In a nutshell , there 's an app for that .
- 2. In a nutshell : a much less adventurous way to travel at sea , in some respects .
- 3. We 'd been waiting anxiously for 4g-in a nutshell , a cellular network that offers wi-fi-like data speeds .
- 4. That 's carl denham in a nutshell .
- 5. Here 's how it works in a nutshell .