Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nutcracker

3 senses of nutcracker

Sense 1
nutcracker -- (a compound lever used to crack nuts open)
       => compound lever -- (a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum)

Sense 2
nuthatch, nutcracker -- (any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects)
       => oscine, oscine bird -- (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Sense 3
nutcracker -- (speckled birds that feed on nuts)
       => corvine bird -- (birds of the crow family)