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up in a nutshell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In a Nutshell is a 1916 musical suite by Percy Grainger. In a Nutshell may also refer to: In a Nutshell
In a Nutshell (disambiguation)
In_a_Nutshell_(disambiguation)
Outer shell of a nut
A nutshell is the outer shell of a nut. Most nutshells are inedible and are removed before eating the nut meat inside. It covers and protects the kernel
Nutshell
German animation studio and YouTube channel
/ˈkʊərtsɡəˌzɑːkt/; German for "In a nutshell", "in short", or literally "shortly said"; German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁt͡sɡəˌzaːkt]) is a German animation and design
Kurzgesagt
1916 musical suite by Percy Grainger
In a Nutshell is a musical composition by Percy Aldridge Grainger for orchestra, piano, and Deagan percussion instruments. The suite, published in 1916
In_a_Nutshell
1949 Donald Duck cartoon
All in a Nutshell is a Donald Duck animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures in Technicolor
All_in_a_Nutshell
2001 Stephen Hawking's book
The Universe in a Nutshell is a 2001 book about theoretical physics by Stephen Hawking. It is generally considered a sequel and was created to update
The_Universe_in_a_Nutshell
1994 song by Alice in Chains
"Nutshell" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains that originally appeared on the band's 1994 EP Jar of Flies. The band played it on MTV Unplugged
Nutshell_(song)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up nutshell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A nutshell is the outer shell of a nut. Nutshell may also refer to: Nut graph, a nutshell paragraph
Nutshell_(disambiguation)
Textbook by Anthony Zee
Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell is a textbook by Anthony Zee. It is intended for undergraduates enrolled in a course on general relativity, autodidacts
Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell
Einstein_Gravity_in_a_Nutshell
Building in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The Nutshell is a pub in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, that until 2016 claimed to be the smallest pub in Britain, although this claim was challenged
The_Nutshell
Dioramas for teaching forensic science
The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death are a series of twenty intricately designed dollhouse-style dioramas created by Frances Glessner Lee (1878–1962)
Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
Nutshell_Studies_of_Unexplained_Death
Flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae
yellowish sheen found in the honeycomb structure of the cashew nutshell, and is a byproduct of processing cashew nuts. Since it is a strong irritant, it
Cashew
Verse of the New Testament
gospel in a nutshell", and "everyman's text". One of the verses pivotal to the Johannine theology, it concerns God's motive for sending Jesus. In Christianity
John_3:16
2016 novel by Ian McEwan
Nutshell is the 14th novel by English author and screenwriter Ian McEwan published in 2016. It alludes to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and re-imagines
Nutshell_(novel)
Mother of forensic science (1878–1962)
scientist. She was influential in developing the science of forensics in the United States. To this end, she created the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
Frances_Glessner_Lee
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
Research in a Nutshell (2011), cites Wikipedia as a "general source" that "can be a real boon" in "coming up to speed in the law governing a situation"
Wikipedia
British Christian musical group
Nutshell were a British Christian musical group, active from the early 1970s up to 1981. The band were originally called Jesus Revolution, and the members
Nutshell_(band)
Textbook by Anthony Zee
Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell is a textbook by Anthony Zee, first published in 2003 by Princeton University Press. It has been adopted by professors
Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell
Quantum_Field_Theory_in_a_Nutshell
Chinese-American physicist (b. 1945)
Nutshell, Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell, and Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists. He is also the author of Swallowing Clouds: A Plafyul Journey Through
Anthony_Zee
Opening paragraph of a news story
In the structure of written articles in journalism, the nut graph or nut graf (short for "nutshell paragraph") is a paragraph following the lede, or opening
Nut_graph
called it a "gabble and babble of half-hatched thoughts in half-baked words," and wrote a parody titled "The Higher Pantheism in a Nutshell", copying
The_Higher_Pantheism
American educational publisher
Unix vendors. A few 70-page "Nutshell Handbooks" were well-received, but the focus remained on the consulting business until 1988. After a conference displaying
O'Reilly_Media
Compact astronomical body
Bibcode:2019NatAs...3...41R. doi:10.1038/s41550-018-0665-z. Zee, A. (2013). Einstein gravity in a nutshell. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14558-7
Black_hole
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
student protests, and earned a law degree before moving to Saint Petersburg in 1893 and becoming a prominent Marxist activist. In 1897, Lenin was exiled to
Vladimir_Lenin
1990 studio album by the Lightning Seeds
where stated). "All I Want" – 2:50 (Broudie, Peter Coyle) "Bound in a Nutshell" – 4:29 "Pure" – 3:45 "Sweet Dreams" – 4:25 (Broudie, Richard Jobson) "The
Cloudcuckooland_(album)
2021 studio album by Juice Wrld
serves as a tie-in for an HBO-produced documentary titled Juice Wrld: Into the Abyss, released on December 16, 2021. On November 11, 2021, Grade A Productions
Fighting_Demons
4th episode of the 3rd season of The Avengers
"The Nutshell" is the fourth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor
The_Nutshell_(The_Avengers)
Swedish television series
runner-up. Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming. Antonina Nutshell originally placed eighth, but re-entered to the competition and ultimately
Drag_Race_Sverige
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
Santos, Matikas (September 15, 2014). "PH-Spain bilateral relations in a nutshell". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on September
Philippines
1986 studio album by Chumbawamba
playing in apartheid South Africa. Following a slew of Live Aid-style promotions, sequels and events and the death of Mercury, it was re-written in the 1990s
Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records
Pictures_of_Starving_Children_Sell_Records
Socioeconomic and political philosophy
nationalisation has fallen out of favour in Britain". The economist. Sarkar, Prabhat (1986). Prout in a Nutshell volume 4 part 21. Ananda Marga Publications
Progressive utilization theory
Progressive_utilization_theory
British novelist and screenwriter (born 1948)
The Children Act, Nutshell, and Machines Like Me. His latest novel, about climate change, is What We Can Know. McEwan was born in Aldershot, Hampshire
Ian_McEwan
Star at the centre of the Solar System
2012. Retrieved 25 August 2006. Hawking, S. W. (2001). The Universe in a Nutshell. Bantam. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-553-80202-3. "Studying the stars, testing
Sun
Australian theatre company
which will help the Company secure a permanent home at Sydney's Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay called The Neilson Nutshell. In 2012, John Bell announced the promotion
Bell_Shakespeare
Country in Oceania
Library Pty Ltd, 2005. Lalande, Line (4 May 2020). "Australian English in a nutshell". Government of Canada. "Census of Population and Housing: Cultural
Australia
Property of a statement that can be logically contradicted
capable of describing an empirical observation that contradicts it. In the case of a theory, falsifiability requires that, given an initial condition, the
Falsifiability
Indian spiritual Guru, philosopher, social reformer, linguist, author and composer
Retrieved 21 July 2020. Sarkar, Prabhat Ranjan. Talks on Prout (also in Prout in a Nutshell Part 15). Ananda Marga Publications. Retrieved 2 September 2013
Prabhat_Ranjan_Sarkar
Prose style used for news reporting
attention-seeking fashion, and is usually followed by a nutshell paragraph (or nut graf), a brief summary of facts. Example of a hard-lead paragraph NASA is proposing
News_style
American actor (1966–2019)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which was his final feature performance and earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. He died of a stroke
Luke_Perry
ISO-standardized version of PDF for archives
printing PDF/A in a Nutshell 2.0 – published by PDF Association (2013) PDF/A 101: An Introduction – presentation from the First International PDF/A Conference
PDF/A
The Neilson Nutshell is a venue within heritage-listed Walsh Bay Arts Precinct that is owned by Bell Shakespeare. It is Bell Shakespeare’s main studio
The_Neilson_Nutshell
Season of television series
season in the series to not end in the usual May. It’s also the first season to not feature Joe Spano as Tobias Fornell. NCIS revolves around a fictional
NCIS_season_17
Language for geospatial coverage data
collected over multiple points in time. WCPS allows clients to obtain original coverage data, or derived information, in a platform-neutral manner over
Web Coverage Processing Service
Web_Coverage_Processing_Service
General-purpose programming language
array in the malloc'd version, and just a 2D array in the auto VNA version. Prinz, Peter; Crawford, Tony (December 16, 2005). C in a Nutshell. O'Reilly
C_(programming_language)
City in Oregon, United States
O'Neal, Jennifer (November 10, 2012). "University of Oregon history in a nutshell, from campus historian". oregonlive. Archived from the original on December
Eugene,_Oregon
2005 studio album by Girls Aloud
performing in arenas for the first time. For the album's 20th anniversary, it was reissued in September 2025 in three formats: a pink vinyl LP, a picture
Chemistry_(Girls_Aloud_album)
English barrister (1891–1972)
and legal scholar. He is known for launching Sweet & Maxwell’s Law in a Nutshell series and for his work as an editor of Archbold Criminal Pleading,
Marston_Garsia
2011 single by Ryan Adams
"Empty Room" / "Nutshell" is a limited edition double a-side single by the American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released in June 2011 on PAX AM. The
Empty_Room_/_Nutshell
Country in South Asia
In a nutshell". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 January 2025. Heitzman, James; Worden, Robert (eds.). "Fall of the Bangabandhu, 1972–75". Bangladesh: A Country
Bangladesh
Academic disciplines that study society and culture
2014-10-29. 2014 Annual Conference Revolutions in Eighteenth-Century Sociability. Université du Québec à Montréal. Eaton, Fernin. "Introductory remarks
Humanities
Scottish playwright, radio dramatist and writer
Glasgow Life in a nutshell – Thom Dibdin, All Edinburgh Theatre, 24 September 2013 Handfast – TalkFest in the Borders Handfast – Nutshell Theatre Handfast
Jules_Horne
English festival co-founder (1949–2007)
was a focus of press attention as the granddaughter of former wartime British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. In 1971, Churchill played a major
Arabella Churchill (charity founder)
Arabella_Churchill_(charity_founder)
Wager over the solution to the black hole information paradox
the document they signed 6 February 1997, as shown in Hawking's 2001 book The Universe in a Nutshell. Thorne and Hawking argued that since general relativity
Thorne–Hawking–Preskill_bet
Round structure at the base of the forebrain
putamen (/pjuˈteɪmən/; from Latin, meaning "nutshell") is a subcortical nucleus with a rounded structure, in the basal ganglia nuclear group. It is located
Putamen
English Christmas carol from late 18th century
included A Firefly in a Fir Tree in his Christmas Nutshell Library, a boxed set of four miniature holiday-themed books published in 1963. In this rendition
The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)
The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)
Fruit with outer shell protecting kernel
A nut is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. In general usage and in a culinary sense, many dry
Nut_(fruit)
Vocabulary of colloquial English in Singapore
Adam (1999) Singapore English in a Nutshell, Singapore: Federal, p. 3. Brown, Adam (1999) Singapore English in a Nutshell, Singapore: Federal, p. 5. "Dennis
Singlish_vocabulary
Genus of plants indigenous to Australia
fruit is a hard, woody, globose follicle with a pointed apex containing one or two seeds. The nutshell ("coat") is particularly tough and requires around
Macadamia
Musical by Maurice Sendak and Carole King
observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn. The show follows a typical summer day in the life of the Nutshell Kids, a group of several neighborhood
Really_Rosie
Evolutionary process
Katsnelson, Alla (March 24, 2010). "New hominin found via mtDNA". The Nutshell (Blog). Philadelphia: The Scientist. ISSN 0890-3670. Archived from the
Human_evolution
American musician (born 1974)
singer-songwriter. He has released 30 studio albums and 3 as a member of Whiskeytown. In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his debut solo album
Ryan_Adams
British actor (born 1997)
stage roles in You're Dead, Mate at the Nutshell in Winchester and Torch Song Trilogy at the Turbine Theatre in London. Shah appeared in Riz Ahmed's 2020
Rish_Shah
Administrative capital of South Africa
from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2012. "UP in a Nutshell 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved
Pretoria
Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer (1891–1956)
(2003). "Buddhist Developments in East and West Since 1950: An Outline of World Buddhism and Ambedkarism Today in Nutshell". Thoughts and philosophy of
B._R._Ambedkar
Elementary particle or quantum of light
2023-06-11. Retrieved 2021-05-19. Zee, Anthony (2003). Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-01019-6
Photon
Annual international song competition
from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2016. "Eurovision Song Contest: In a Nutshell". Eurovision Song Contest. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on
Eurovision_Song_Contest
ISBN 978-981-270-477-1. Peliti, Luca (2011). Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell. Princeton University Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-691-14529-7. Pathria
List of textbooks in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
List_of_textbooks_in_thermodynamics_and_statistical_mechanics
Intellectual current and methodological approach in the social science
Barthes, Roland. S/Z. Deleuze, Gilles. 1973. "À quoi reconnaît-on le structuralisme?" Pp. 299–335 in Histoire de la philosophie, Idées, Doctrines. Vol
Structuralism
Species of tree and its edible seeds
trees in the Amazon rainforest. The fruit and its nutshell – containing the edible nut – are relatively large and weigh as much as 2 kg (4.4 lb) in total
Brazil_nut
Philosophical theory
that system. Holism in all contexts is often placed in opposition to reductionism, a dominant notion in the philosophy of science that systems containing
Holism
International song competition
Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 23 May 1996. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022. "In a Nutshell". European Broadcasting
Eurovision_Song_Contest_1996
Albino Felix works as an Economic advisor in the Republic of South Sudan
components and target components) that “exchange memory-based data in a predefined way and in a predefined format”. The OpenMI standard interface has three functions:
OpenMI_Standard
was formed in 1995 to promote the international sport of carrom in America. The goal of the USCA is to create a thriving carrom community in the US and
United States Carrom Association
United_States_Carrom_Association
Swedish singer-songwriter
appeared on an in-game television in the video game The Darkness. Everything. Now! (Twentyseven Records, 2 November 2005) In a Nutshell (Twentyseven Records
Pelle_Carlberg
American twin animators (born 1997)
Astronomy Picture of the Day in 2018 and inspired the Kurzgesagt app The Universe in a Nutshell, which was released in 2020. On June 16, 2021, the International
Cary_and_Michael_Huang
2018 film directed by Lazar Bodroža
Srdjan Garcevic of The Nutshell Times stated that A.I. Rising is a "visually stunning, ambitious, and timely, examination of love in the age of AI". The
A.I._Rising
Trade bloc in North America (1994–2020)
1324–1379. Folsom, Ralph H. NAFTA and free trade in the Americas in a nutshell (2012) online Francis, John, and Yuqing Zheng. "Trade liberalization, unemployment
North American Free Trade Agreement
North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement
Musical artist
Paul Field is a British Christian musician and songwriter who has been active since the mid-1970s, first with Nutshell and later as a solo artist. He
Paul_Field_(Christian_singer)
Cultural centre in Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland
Swedish: Hanaholmens Kulturcentrum för Sverige och Finland) is a cultural centre in Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland, owned by the Finnish state and maintained
Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish cultural centre
Hanasaari_Swedish-Finnish_cultural_centre
Fictional character
was changed to "Pyle." Lindsey wrote a book, Goober in a Nutshell, about his experience playing Goober. Goober is a cousin of Gomer Pyle, who often referred
Goober_Pyle
Bretzke, James T. 1998. Consecrated Phrases: a Latin Theological Dictionary: Latin Expressions Commonly Found in Theological Writings. Liturgical Press. ISBN 0-8146-5880-6
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Branch of science that studies society and its relationships
sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 18th century. It now encompasses a wide array of additional academic disciplines, including
Social_science
International song competition
Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022. "In a Nutshell". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 31 March 2017. Archived from the
Eurovision_Song_Contest_1995
Indian actress (born 1996)
Rashmika's role in a nutshell". Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga's controversial Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor, cast Mandanna as Geetanjali, a devoted housewife
Rashmika_Mandanna
Measure of the relative size of firms
Lovett, William Anthony (1988). Banking and Financial Institutions Law in a Nutshell (2nd ed.). West Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-314-41443-4. Bouchaud
Herfindahl–Hirschman_index
Disproven hypothesis
Gravity in a Nutshell. In a Nutshell Series (1st ed.). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14558-7. Lowrie, W., & Fichtner, A. (2020)
Hollow_Earth
American Linux kernel developer
Linux Device Drivers (3rd Edition) and author of Linux Kernel in a Nutshell, and used to be a contributing editor for Linux Journal. He also contributes
Greg_Kroah-Hartman
D23. Retrieved 2023-02-10. "In Shape with Von Drake (television)". D23. Retrieved 2023-02-10. "Rag, a Bone, a Box of Junk, A (television)". D23. Retrieved
List of Walt Disney anthology television series episodes (seasons 1–29)
List_of_Walt_Disney_anthology_television_series_episodes_(seasons_1–29)
American media personality (born 1981)
Lushbough; Zuckman, Harvey L. (2014) [1983]. Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell (7th ed.). St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-314-28063-3
Paris_Hilton
International song competition
Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022. "In a Nutshell". European Broadcasting Union. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original
Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998
Hardware signal sent to a processor to interrupt a running program and handle input
Retrieved September 13, 2019. "1.3.1.2. PCI Bus IRQ Steering - PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition [Book]". "Plug-and-Play-HOWTO: PCI Interrupts". Coleman
Interrupt_request
1994 EP by Alice in Chains
of the snare drum, while a 441 was fitted on the bottom side. The characteristic syncopated drum opening in "No Excuses" was a result of Kinney's improvised
Jar_of_Flies
American bassist (1966–2011)
Staley before performing the song "Nutshell" with Alice in Chains at the Rock in Rio concert in Brazil. For the show in São Paulo on September 26, the band
Mike_Starr_(musician)
New Zealand film director
autobiographical documentary film Banana in a Nutshell (2005), which was about her own cross-cultural romance with a Pākehā. The film won Best Documentary
Roseanne_Liang
Public house in Cleethorpes, UK
Inn Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - White Beer Travels In a Nutshell, size does matter - East Anglian Daily Times 24 53°32′37″N 0°00′34″W
The_Signal_Box_Inn
Generalized function whose value is zero everywhere except at zero
Gravity in a Nutshell, In a Nutshell Series (1st ed.), Princeton: Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-14558-7. Zhu, Kehe (2007). Operator Theory in Function
Dirac_delta_function
Defines whether uppercase and lowercase letters are treated as distinct
Matsumoto, Yukihiro (January 2002). "Chapter 2: Language Basics". Ruby in a nutshell (1st ed.). O'Reilly Media. p. 9. ISBN 0-596-00214-9. "Nim Manual: Identifier
Case_sensitivity
Radius of the event horizon of a Schwarzschild black hole
ISSN 2041-8213. S2CID 221447444. Zee, Anthony (2013). Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell. In a Nutshell Series (1 ed.). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14558-7
Schwarzschild_radius
2022 studio album by Phife Dawg
Muhammad mixed two tracks, "Nutshell Pt. 2" and "French Kiss Trois". Forever was promoted with three singles, "Nutshell Pt. 2", "French Kiss Trois",
Forever_(Phife_Dawg_album)
Social network aggregation service
NutshellMail was a social network aggregation service that allowed users to manage and interact with updates from social networking services through a
NutshellMail
IN A-NUTSHELL
IN A-NUTSHELL
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish RadomiÅ‚, RADOMIÅA means "happy favor."
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Female
Swedish
Swedish form of Latin Linnaea, LINNÉA means "twin flower."
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-GUN means "grape."
Female
Spanish
Feminine form of Spanish PÃo, PÃA means "pious."
Male
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-WUT means "weapon."
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Female
Egyptian
, a royal lady of the IIIrd or IVth dynasty.
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish LudmiÅ‚, LUDMIÅA means "people's favor."
Female
Slovene
Slovene form of Greek Hagne, NEŽA means "chaste; holy."
Female
Icelandic
Feminine form of Icelandic Stefán, STEFANÃA means "crown."
Female
Portuguese
Portuguese name GRAÇA means "graceful."
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Female
Serbian
(Serbian Ðаташа): Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Russian Natasha, NATAÅ A means "birthday," or in Church Latin "Christmas day."
Female
Portuguese
Galician-Portuguese form of Hebrew Leah, LÃA means "weary."
Female
Swedish
Short form of Swedish Linnéa, NÉA means "twinflower."
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of Greek Sophia, SOFÃA means "wisdom."
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish BogumiÅ‚, BOGUMIÅA means "God-favor."
Female
French
French form of Hebrew Leah, LÉA means "weary."
IN A-NUTSHELL
IN A-NUTSHELL
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sragvibhushan | ஸà¯à®°à®¾à®•à¯à®µà®¿à®ªà¯à®·à®¨
Lord Vishnu who loves Tulsi
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
True Believer
Girl/Female
Australian, Vietnamese
Gentle; Nice; Quiet
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Name of Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
British, English
Highborn; Brilliant
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Having True Knowledge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wolford.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Complete. Perfect.
Boy/Male
Greek
A blind seer.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : occupational name for a hawker or travelling salesman, Middle Dutch me(e)rseman.Dutch : habitational name for someone from any of numerous places named ter or de Meers(ch).German : unexplained; possibly a variant of Massmann.English : unexplained.
IN A-NUTSHELL
IN A-NUTSHELL
IN A-NUTSHELL
IN A-NUTSHELL
IN A-NUTSHELL
n.
An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike.
a.
Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as, an in-going tenant.
v. t.
To inclose; to take in; to harvest.
prep.
With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor.
adv.
With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband.
prep.
With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army.
prep.
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.
prep.
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.
prep.
A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.
adv.
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).
prep.
In; on; at; by.
prep.
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.
n.
One who is in office; -- the opposite of out.
prep.
In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging.
prep.
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.
prep.
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.