nutshell

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnʌtʃel/

Noun

nutshell (plural nutshells)

1. The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
2. A short book summarizing an area of law.

Translations

• French: coque de noyau
• German: Nussschale
• Portuguese: casca de noz
• Russian: оре́ховая скорлупа́

Verb

nutshell (nutshells, present participle nutshelling; past and past participle nutshelled)

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

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