nutshell
nutshell · nutshells · nutshelled · nutshelling
To summarizeTo summarize (from the term in a nutshell).
/ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/
» The universe in a nutshell: I am consciousness.
Всесвіт - коротко: я є свідомість.
Meaning
1 sensesTo summarize (from the term in a nutshell).
Examples
15 sentencesThe universe in a nutshell: I am consciousness.
Всесвіт - коротко: я є свідомість. — shanghainese
Here's the story in a nutshell.
Explain it to me in a nutshell.
This is our new project in a nutshell.
Here's the story in a nutshell, said the squirrel.
Origin
From Middle English notschelle, from Old English hnutsċiell, from Proto-West Germanic *hnuFrom 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”).
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Forms
nutshells, nutshelling, nutshelled, nutshelled| Base form | nutshell · to nutshell |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | nutshells |
| Present participle | nutshelling |
| Past simple | nutshelled |
| Past participle | nutshelled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle