nutshell

noun

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: nut-shell (2)

English Definition

The hard shell of a nut, or used in the phrase 'in a nutshell' to mean in a very brief summary.

Example Sentence

To put it in a nutshell, the project was a failure.

US IPA /หˆnสŒtสƒel/
UK IPA /หˆnสŒtสƒel/