noun
detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished
• Hypernyms: ↑information, ↑info
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n
basics, essentials, fundamentals, details, components, bits and pieces, practicalities
COLLOQ. nitty-gritty
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▶ plural noun PRACTICAL DETAILS, fundamentals, basics, practicalities, essentials, mechanics; informal nitty-gritty, ins and outs, brass tacks.
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noun plural1. : the working parts or elements
2. : the practical workings of a machine or enterprise as opposed to theoretical considerations or speculative possibilities
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—nuts-and-bolts, adj.
the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
[1955-60]
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nuts and bolts (informal)
The basic facts, the essential, practical details
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Main Entry: ↑nut
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nuts and bolts,
small but essential features, especially those that form an integral framework or make up practical details, as of a plan: »
the busy executive who wants to see the underlying realities, the economic nuts and bolts, that are common to all business enterprises (Sunday Times).
nuts-and-bolts «NUHTS uhn BOHLTS», adjective.
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informal the basic practical details
the nuts and bolts of public policy
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nuts and bolts
She's still learning the nuts and bolts of the business.
Tell me what the nuts and bolts of the plan involve.
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Main Entry: ↑nut
Useful english dictionary. 2012.