Nutcracker (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Nuthatch

Hypernyms

• Oscine

Hyponyms

• European Nuthatch
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• White-breasted Nuthatch

Meaning ²

Speckled birds that feed on nuts.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Hyponyms

• Nucifraga Caryocatactes
• Nucifraga Columbiana

Meaning ³

A compound lever used to crack nuts open.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

• To crack open the tough shell of the walnut, she used a sturdy nutcracker.
• He reached for the metal nutcracker on the kitchen counter to crack open the pecans.
• The nutcracker made short work of the hazelnuts, cracking them open with ease.
• She placed the almond in the nutcracker and squeezed, feeling the satisfying crack as the shell split.
• The old nutcracker, with its worn wooden handles, was a family heirloom that had been used for generations to crack open walnuts and pecans.