NUTSHELL Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word nutshell. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NUTSHELL
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| core | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a small group of indispensable persons or things • an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality • the center of an object • the central part of the Earth • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories • the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place • a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil verb • remove the core or center from | ||||||||
| crux | nounn | |||||||
noun • the most important point • a small conspicuous constellation in the Southern Hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus | ||||||||
| essence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor | ||||||||
| gist | nounn | |||||||
noun • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||||||||
| heart | nounn | |||||||
noun • the locus of feelings and intuitions • the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body • the courage to carry on • an area that is approximately central within some larger region • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • an inclination or tendency of a certain kind • a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines • a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) • a positive feeling of liking • a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it | ||||||||
| kernel | nounn | |||||||
noun • the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone • a single whole grain of a cereal • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||||||||
| pith | nounn | |||||||
noun • soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience verb • remove the pith from (a plant) | ||||||||
| summary | nounn | |||||||
noun • a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form adjective satellite • performed speedily and without formality • briefly giving the gist of something | ||||||||
