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nutritional labeling
nutritional therapy
nutritionist
nutritious
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nuts
nuts and bolts
nuts-and-bolts
nutshell
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nutshell
nut·shell [ nút shèl ] (plural nut·shells)


noun 
Definition:
 
nut's shell: the hard outer shell of a nut that surrounds the edible inner seed

in a nutshell in very few words, getting right to the main point
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