nut-crack

  • 1nut|crack|er — «NUHT KRAK uhr», noun. 1. an instrument for cracking the shells of nuts. 2. a bird related to the crow, that feeds on nuts, especially on pine seeds, such as Clark s nutcracker, which lives in the mountains of western North America …

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  • 2nut·crack·er — /ˈnʌtˌkrækɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a tool or device that is used to open the shells of nuts …

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  • 3nut-crack — …

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  • 4nut — noun 1 food ADJECTIVE ▪ cashew, macadamia, pistachio, etc. ▪ chopped, mixed, salted ▪ tree (esp. AmE) …

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  • 5Crack My Nut — Studio album by Claw Boys Claw Released 1987 (1987) …

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  • 6nut — ► NOUN 1) a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. 2) the hard kernel of such a fruit. 3) a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to …

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  • 7nut — [nut] n. [ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE * kneu , lump, nut (< base * ken , to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū] 1. the dry, one seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a… …

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  • 8crack a nut with a sledgehammer — If you use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, you apply too much force to achieve a result. ( Jackhammer is also used.) …

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  • 9nut-cracker — (n.) also nutcracker, 1540s, from NUT (Cf. nut) (n.) + agent noun from CRACK (Cf. crack) (v.) …

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  • 10nut to crack — (informal) ▪ A difficult problem ▪ A formidable opponent ● nut …

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