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nut·crack·er

 (nŭt′krăk′ər)
n.
1.
a. An implement used to crack nuts, typically consisting of two hinged metal levers between which the nut is squeezed.
b. A decorative, usually wooden statue or figurine, especially of a soldier or king, that has a hinged lever to open and close the mouth.
2. Either of two birds, Nucifraga caryocatactes of northern Eurasia or N. columbiana of western North America, that feed chiefly on the seeds of pine cones.
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nutcracker

(ˈnʌtˌkrækə)
n
1. (often plural) a device for cracking the shells of nuts
2. (Animals) either of two birds, Nucifraga caryocatactes of the Old World or N. columbianus (Clark's nutcracker) of North America, having speckled plumage and feeding on nuts, seeds, etc: family Corvidae (crows)
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nut•crack•er

(ˈnʌtˌkræk ər)

n.
1. an instrument for cracking the shells of nuts.
2. either of two corvine birds of the genus Nucifraga that feed on pine nuts, N. caryocatactes, of N Eurasia, and N. columbiana, of W North America.
[1540–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.nutcracker - a compound lever used to crack nuts opennutcracker - a compound lever used to crack nuts open
compound lever - a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum
2.nutcracker - any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insectsnutcracker - any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
European nuthatch, Sitta europaea - a kind of nuthatch
red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis - bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests
Sitta carolinensis, white-breasted nuthatch - bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America
3.nutcracker - speckled birds that feed on nuts
corvine bird - birds of the crow family
genus Nucifraga, Nucifraga - nutcrackers
Clark's nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana - nutcracker of the western United States
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Translations
كَسّارة الجَوز والبُنْدُق
louskáček
nøddeknækker
Nussknacker
καρυοθραύστης
casse-noisettes
diótörõ
hnetubrjótur
nøtteknekker
luskáč
fındık/ceviz kıracağı
夹碎坚果的钳子胡桃钳

nutcracker

[ˈnʌtkrækəʳ] Ncascanueces m inv
The Nutcracker (Mus) → El Cascanueces
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nut

(nat) noun
1. a fruit consisting of a single seed in a hard shell. a hazel-nut; a walnut.
2. a small round piece of metal with a hole through it, for screwing on the end of a bolt to hold pieces of wood, metal etc together. a nut and bolt.
ˈnutty adjective
1. containing, or tasting of, nuts. a nutty flavour.
2. a slang word for mad. He's quite nutty.
ˈnutcracker noun
(usually in plural) an instrument for cracking nuts open. a pair of nutcrackers.
ˈnutshell noun
the hard covering of a nut.
in a nutshell
expressed, described etc very briefly. I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.
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He was not strong enough to throw it far and it only fell at her feet, but Mary's face looked as pinched as a nutcracker.
Pocket's lap, and gave it the nutcrackers to play with: at the same time recommending Mrs.
Pocket's falling into a discussion with Drummle respecting two baronetcies, while she ate a sliced orange steeped in sugar and wine, and forgetting all about the baby on her lap: who did most appalling things with the nutcrackers. At length, little Jane perceiving its young brains to be imperilled, softly left her place, and with many small artifices coaxed the dangerous weapon away.
"Are infants to be nutcrackered into their tombs, and is nobody to save them?"
"Babies are to be nutcrackered dead, for people's poor grandpapa's positions!" Then he let himself down again, and became silent.
I told you last night what would happen.--May I ask you for the nutcrackers?'
"I won't have it, George!" cried the admiral, angrily drumming on the table with the nutcrackers. "You are trying to draw me like a badger, but I won't be drawn!
'Why will it vex itself, and twist its little face into bewitching nutcrackers?' said Mantalini, putting his left arm round the waist of his life and soul, and drawing her towards him with his right.
At the desert Emmy was gone out to superintend further domestic arrangements; Jos was in his great chair dozing over Galignani; Georgy and the new arrival sat close to each other--he had continued to look at her knowingly more than once, and at last he laid down the nutcrackers.
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