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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD-SHELL

hard-shell play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD-SHELL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hard-Shell can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HARD-SHELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hard-shell in the English dictionary

The definition of hard-shell in the dictionary is having a shell or carapace that is thick, heavy, or hard. Other definition of hard-shell is strictly orthodox.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD-SHELL

hard-headedness
hard-hit
hard-hitting
hard-left
hard-luck story
hard-mouthed
hard-nosed
hard-on
hard-packed snow
hard-pressed
hard-sell
hard-set
hard-shell clam
hard-shell crab
hard-spun
hard-up
hard-wearing
hard-wired
hard-won
hard-working

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD-SHELL

abalone shell
aeroshell
bandshell
blonde bombshell
bodyshell
bombshell
clamshell
cockleshell
eggshell
hell
high-explosive shell
in a nutshell
nutshell
scallop shell
seashell
shell
snail shell
soft-shell
subshell
top-shell
tortoiseshell

Synonyms and antonyms of hard-shell in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hard-shell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD-SHELL

Find out the translation of hard-shell to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard-shell from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard-shell» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬壳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rígida
570 millions of speakers

English

hard-shell
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अविचल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يصعب قذيفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

твердой скорлупой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de casca dura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্ত খোসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coque rigide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keras-shell
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hartschalen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

殻の堅い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드 쉘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hard-shell
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vỏ cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின ஷெல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्ड-शेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sert kabuklu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hard- shell
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hard -shell
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

твердою шкаралупою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu coajă tare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρό κέλυφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hardeskil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårt skal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hardt skall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard-shell

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD-SHELL»

The term «hard-shell» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.435 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD-SHELL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hard-shell» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hard-shell» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard-shell

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD-SHELL»

Discover the use of hard-shell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard-shell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Titus the Turtle and the Hard Shell Story
Titus. the. Turtle. and. the. Hard. Shell. Story. '^Ty* t was a bright sunny morning in silvery pond as the sun rose to v* sit high up in the sky. Titus the turtle was just waking up when he felt a tap tap tap on the top of his shell. As he opened one ...
Melissa Poling Kilough, 2009
2
101 Ways to Prepare Hard Shell Clams
Herb Errickson.
Herb Errickson, 2011
3
Brown Recluse Spiders
Like all spiders, the brown recluse has a hard shell called a carapace covering its body. As the spider's body grows, however, its protective shell does not. When the shell becomes too small, it breaks open, and the spider crawls out. Gradually  ...
Eric Ethan, 2003
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Pharmaceutical Capsules
What cannot be filled into hard shell capsules? Powders with increased content of moisture tend to be very sticky and poorly flowing owing to the existence of capillary forces. However, if these materials are not thermolabile, they can be dried ...
Fridrun Podczeck, Brian E. Jones, 2004
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
HARD-SHELL CONSERVATIVE See Hard-shell/Soft-shell. HARD-SHELL/SOFT- SHELL Rigid/flexible. Source: ANIMAL. The attributives hard-shell and so/t-shell first referred to the rigidity or flexibility of the shells of turtles, clams, and crabs.
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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The Clever Cook's Kitchen Handbook: 5,037 Ingenious Hints, ...
When serving steamed soft-shell clams, let diners pull off the sheath as they eat. When serving the clams in a sauce, pull off the sheath before adding them to the sauce. To choose hard-shell clams • Hardshell clams are sold according to size.
David Joachim, 2001
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Animal Physiology: Adaptation and Environment
RESPIRATION IN EGGS The problem of supplying oxygen to the growing embryo and chick within the hard shell of a bird's egg forms an intriguing chapter in respiration physiology. Most of the work in this field has been concerned with hens' ...
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, 1997
8
Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction
These differences suggest that the gecko hard shell was acquired independently of that in turtles or crocodiles. The oldest crocodile we know of is Gracilisuchus from the Middle Triassic of Argentina. We don't know what kind of shell its eggs ...
Kenneth Carpenter, 1999
9
Fruit Breeding
Maria Luisa Badenes, David H. Byrne. Table 18.4 Characteristics of important new almond cultivars Cultivar Description Spain CITA de Aragón (Zaragoza) Blanquerna “Genco” OP, SC, mid-blooming, hard shell, large kernel of excellent quality ...
Maria Luisa Badenes, David H. Byrne, 2012
10
Tree Nuts: Composition, Phytochemicals, and Health Effects
Hazelnut hard shell Hazelnut kernel (with skin) FIGURE 13.1 Hazelnut kernel and hazelnut by-products. is much interest in phytochemicals because of potential health benefits related to their substantial antioxidant and antiradical activities [3 ...
Cesarettin Alasalvar, Fereidoon Shahidi, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD-SHELL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard-shell is used in the context of the following news items.
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Increasingly, guns are being found at airport checkpoints
... the weapon in a locked hard-shell container. The container must be checked luggage that can be properly marked by airport employees. «SecurityInfoWatch, Jul 15»
2
Armed for travel: Increasingly, guns are found at airport checkpoints
... who wants to transport a legally owned firearm has to declare the item to the airline and store the weapon in a locked hard-shell container. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Gear: This suitcase is like packing your closet but better because it's …
The entire organizational wall can be unzipped from the hard-shell bag, folded in half, zipped closed and carried separately, thanks to padded ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Another Montana Folk Festival has its day in the sun — and rain
From the Appalachian ballads and quirky stories of Sheila Kay Adams (like the one about the hard-shell Baptist who broadcast a Mexican radio ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
5
Recreational clammers have reason to smile
Both soft-shell and hard-shell clams are harvested in Maine year round. The peak season is in the summer months, according to the Maine ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
6
Meet Mickey Guyton: A rare African-American voice in country music
... writer Paul Hemphill once labelled as “poor, white, uneducated, conservative, hard-shell religious . . . baby-making, rabbit-hunting hillbillies.”. «Macleans.ca, Jul 15»
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The Essential Guide to the Weirdest Airline Seats Ever Conceived
There are critical Head Impact Criteria tests (HIC in the trade) to pass, so those hard-shell seat backs can't be set too close together. «Skift, Jul 15»
8
Turtle tech
He said a smaller hard-shell turtle – “probably a ridley” – was spotted in Barnstable Harbor last week, and another off Wellfleet before that. «Barnstable Patriot, Jul 15»
9
Reader Q&A: $1 tacos a thing of the past?
Or hit The Tin Hat in Ballard, where hard-shell tacos with beef or beans go for 69 cents each. Long wait for a table, though. Another North End ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
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America's best tacos
The shredded Cheddar is tart, and the julienned iceberg is crisp and cool. It's nothing short of hard-shell taco perfection. Check out more of the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

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