nut shell
Pithy summary holder
The hard outer covering of a nut.
The phrase in a nutshell means expressed in the most compact form possible—as if all essential information were squeezed into something as small as a nutshell: That's the whole story in a nutshell.
Usually written as one word: nutshell.
- crackerCrisp baked wafer
- cracking openBreaking a seal
- hardFirm or demanding
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- huskDry seed covering
hard to crack · walnut · almond · pistachio · hazelnut · cashew · pecan · crack · brittle · woody · protective · squirrel · summary · briefly · short version · long story short · essence · concise
brevity vs. elaboration
nut shellat length
In great detail
exhaustively · comprehensively · in depth · blow by blow · long-winded