nutshell
noun
nut·shell
ˈnət-ˌshel 
1
: the hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is enclosed
2
: something of small size, amount, or scope
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In a nutshell, there’s a perfect equilateral triangle formed by the centers of the time dial, the sub-seconds dial and the big date aperture.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
Their answer, in a nutshell, lies in government institutions.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, costochondritis is when the cartilage that connects your rib bones to your breastbone becomes inflamed, Timothy Mott, MD, a family medicine physician at the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Alabama, tells SELF.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Yes, that was Mother in a nutshell, or a caul: an overemotional territory with no boundaries whatsoever.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
Their answer, in a nutshell, lies in government institutions.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, costochondritis is when the cartilage that connects your rib bones to your breastbone becomes inflamed, Timothy Mott, MD, a family medicine physician at the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Alabama, tells SELF.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Yes, that was Mother in a nutshell, or a caul: an overemotional territory with no boundaries whatsoever.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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nutshell
noun
nut·shell
ˈnət-ˌshel
: the shell of a nut
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