Nut and Shell

Nut

Nut noun - A person of odd or whimsical habits.

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Shell and nut are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Shell" with "Nut", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: nuthouse, nutlet

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Nut and shell are semantically related in structure topic. Sometimes you can use "Nut" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

complete	complete nut	complete shell
single	single nut	single shell
small	small nut	small shell
large	large nut	large shell
Other adjectives: tough, big, huge, cold, broken, scary.

The real "nut" that elephants are crazy about is coconuts, which they love so much they'll eat it with its shell.

Source: Stock Animal Diet
He's even a turtle (as well as being named after a nut) with a literal shell to go along with it, which he will often retreat into in times of social stress.

Source: Shrinking Violet / Western Animation
In fact, this is how Veruca Salt's father got her a ticket — he bought up all the Wonka Bars he could and gave them to the workers in his nut factory to "shell" until the ticket was found.

Source: Free Prize at the Bottom

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