shell a nut

Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words

To remove the outer shell of a nut.

nutVERB + nut

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Examples (10)

  • It takes a bit of patience to shell each nut carefully.
  • Could you please help me shell these nuts for the cake?
  • She learned how to shell a nut without breaking the kernel from her grandmother.
  • We need to shell all the nuts before we can roast them.
  • He watched the squirrel expertly shell a nut in seconds.
  • If you want fresh nuts, you'll have to shell them yourself.
  • They sat by the fire, chatting and shelling nuts together.
  • It's easier to shell a nut with a proper nutcracker.
  • The children enjoyed the task of shelling the nuts for the holiday treats.
  • Make sure to shell the nuts thoroughly to avoid any shell fragments.