- nutcracker
- noun Date: circa 1548 an implement for cracking nuts
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nutcracker
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Nutcracker — Nut crack er, n. 1. An instrument for cracking nuts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A European bird ({Nucifraga caryocatactes}), allied to the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutcracker — Nutcracker, The (1892) a ↑ballet with music by Tchaikovsky about a girl who dreams that her ↑nutcracker becomes a prince. It is one of the most popular ballets, and is often performed at Christmas … Dictionary of contemporary English
nutcracker — [nut′krak΄ər] n. 1. an instrument for cracking the shells of nuts, usually consisting of two hinged metal levers, between which the nut is squeezed 2. either of two jaylike corvid birds that feed on nuts; specif., a white spotted, dark brown… … English World dictionary
Nutcracker — This article is about the mechanical device. For the ballet, see The Nutcracker. For other uses, see Nutcracker (disambiguation). A nutcracker with a functional design A nutcracker is a mechanical device for cracking nuts. Usually they work on… … Wikipedia
nutcracker — /nut krak euhr/, n. 1. an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts. 2. any of several corvine birds of the genus Nucifraga that feed on nuts, as the common nutcracker, N. caryocatactes, of Europe and Clark s nutcracker, N. columbiana … Universalium
nutcracker — UK [ˈnʌtˌkrækə(r)] / US [ˈnʌtˌkrækər] noun [countable] Word forms nutcracker : singular nutcracker plural nutcrackers a tool for breaking open the shells of nuts … English dictionary
nutcracker — [[t]nʌ̱tkrækə(r)[/t]] nutcrackers N COUNT A nutcracker is a device used to crack the shell of a nut. Nutcrackers can be used to refer to one or more of these devices … English dictionary
nutcracker — /ˈnʌtkrækə/ (say nutkrakuh) noun 1. (often plural) an instrument for cracking nuts. 2. either of two corvine birds of the genus Nucifraga which feed on nuts, as the spotted nutcracker, N. caryocatactes, of Eurasia …
Nutcracker — riešutinė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Nucifraga caryocatactes angl. Nutcracker vok. Tannenhäher … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
nutcracker — riešutinės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Nucifraga angl. nutcracker rus. кедровка, f; ореховка, f pranc. cassenoix, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – varniniai siauresnis terminas – amerikinė riešutinė siauresnis terminas… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Nutcracker esophagus — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K22.4 ICD 9 530.5 … Wikipedia
