nutshell
(noun) the shell around the kernel of a nut
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nutshell (plural nutshells)
The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
A short book summarizing an area of law.
nutshell (third-person singular simple present nutshells, present participle nutshelling, simple past and past participle nutshelled)
(transitive) To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).
Source: Wiktionary
Nut"shell`, n.
1. The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is inclosed.
2. Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A shell of the genus Nucula. To be, or lie, in a nutshell, to be within a small compass; to admit of very brief or simple determination or statement. "The remedy lay in a nutshell." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
