nutcracker — Kamus bahasa Inggris

Nomina

1. An implement for cracking nuts.

2. Any bird of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.

3. A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices.

   Penggunaan

   • New-York-City
   • penggunaan di Amerika Serikat

   Contoh

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   The colorful bottles have popped up every summer in black and Hispanic communities — from the bodegas of Washington Heights to the stoops of Fort Greene — since the early 1990s. On beach boardwalks, at neighborhood basketball courts and block parties, New Yorkers are drinking nutcrackers, boozy homespun cocktails made from a blend of alcohol and fruit juices.

4. Something that is difficult to figure out; a puzzle.

   Penggunaan

   • informal

   Sinonim

   head-scratcher

   Contoh

   I hadn't been to school for a while so the math was a real nutcracker

Nomina

1. a compound lever used to crack nuts open

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   compound lever

2. any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects

   Sinonim

   nuthatch

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   oscineoscine bird

3. speckled birds that feed on nuts

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   corvine bird