Found 2 items, similar to nutcracker.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nutcracker nutcracker n 1: a compound lever used to crack nuts open [syn: nutcrackers] 2: any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects [syn: nuthatch] 3: speckled birds that feed on nuts
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nutcracker Nutcracker \Nut"crack`er\, n. 1. An instrument for cracking nuts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects. (b) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus ) of Western North America. [1913 Webster]