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• Crack My Nut — Studio album by Claw Boys Claw Released 1987 (1987) …   Wikipedia

• nut — ► NOUN 1) a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. 2) the hard kernel of such a fruit. 3) a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to …   English terms dictionary

• nut — [nut] n. [ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE * kneu , lump, nut (< base * ken , to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū] 1. the dry, one seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a… …   English World dictionary

• crack a nut with a sledgehammer — If you use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, you apply too much force to achieve a result. ( Jackhammer is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• nut-cracker — (n.) also nutcracker, 1540s, from NUT (Cf. nut) (n.) + agent noun from CRACK (Cf. crack) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

• nut to crack — (informal) ▪ A difficult problem ▪ A formidable opponent ● nut …   Useful english dictionary

• nut — [ nʌt ] noun ** ▸ 1 dry fruit with shell ▸ 2 for screwing bolt in ▸ 3 crazy person ▸ 4 someone enthusiastic ▸ 5 head/brain ▸ 6 testicles ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a dry fruit that grows inside a hard shell on some types of tree and bush. Many kinds… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nut|crack|er — «NUHT KRAK uhr», noun. 1. an instrument for cracking the shells of nuts. 2. a bird related to the crow, that feeds on nuts, especially on pine seeds, such as Clark s nutcracker, which lives in the mountains of western North America …   Useful english dictionary

• nut — nut1 S3 [nʌt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(tool)¦ 3¦(crazy person)¦ 4 golf/opera etc nut 5¦(sex organ)¦ 6 the nuts and bolts of something 7 tough/hard nut 8 a hard/tough nut to crack 9 be off your nut …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• nut — [[t]nʌ̱t[/t]] nuts 1) N COUNT The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts. Some nuts can be eaten. → See also , hazelnut, peanut Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E. 2) N COUNT A nut is a thick metal ring which you… …   English dictionary