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PRONUNCIATION OF SHELL-LESS

shell-less  [ˈʃɛllɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHELL-LESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shell-Less is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHELL-LESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shell-less in the English dictionary

The definition of shell-less in the dictionary is without a shell.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHELL-LESS


aisleless
ˈaɪllɪs
bowelless
ˈbaʊəllɪs
coalless
ˈkəʊllɪs
gill-less
ˈɡɪllɪs
guileless
ˈɡaɪllɪs
heelless
ˈhiːllɪs
hull-less
ˈhʌllɪs
mail-less
ˈmeɪllɪs
peopleless
ˈpiːpəllɪs
pileless
ˈpaɪllɪs
recoilless
rɪˈkɔɪllɪs
sailless
ˈseɪllɪs
soilless
ˈsɔɪllɪs
soulless
ˈsəʊllɪs
styleless
ˈstaɪllɪs
tableless
ˈteɪbəllɪs
tailless
ˈteɪllɪs
veilless
ˈveɪllɪs
wall-less
ˈwɔːllɪs
zealless
ˈziːllɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHELL-LESS

shell bean
shell company
shell game
shell gland
shell jacket
shell out
shell program
shell shock
shell star
shell suit
shell-like
shell-shocked
shellac
shellac varnish
shellack
shellacked
shellacker
shellacking
shellback
shellbark

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHELL-LESS

bless
bottomless
endless
homeless
keel-less
kernel-less
less
meal-less
much less
nail-less
regardless
skill-less
stainless
tool-less
trail-less
unless
victual-less
vowel-less
wheel-less
wireless

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shell-less» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHELL-LESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

壳的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shell - menos
570 millions of speakers

English

shell-less
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खोल कम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قذيفة أقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безоболочечной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shell -less
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শেল-কম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans coquille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kurangkan shell
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schalenlosen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シェルレス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쉘 리스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang cangkang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vỏ ít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷெல்-குறைவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेल-कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabuksuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shell -less
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shell - mniej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безоболочечний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shell - mai puțin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κέλυφος -λιγότερο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dop - minder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skallös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shell -less
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shell-less

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHELL-LESS»

The term «shell-less» is normally little used and occupies the 135.473 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHELL-LESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHELL-LESS»

Discover the use of shell-less in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shell-less and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shell-less Shelby
Jessica Kirsenlohr. Shell-less Shelby WPiTïE-.n and Illusïmïad by 325554321 Kirsßnlnhr* Dedicated то п|а|т Ниш: in Search 'For their* shell. Mui-Hummm.
Jessica Kirsenlohr, 2013
2
Egg Incubation: Its Effects on Embryonic Development in ...
demonstrate that the avian embryo in shell-less culture provides an interesting model with which to investigate developmental regulation of calcium metabolism (Tuan et al, Chapter 27). Egg turning and albumen The physiological role of ...
D. Charles Deeming, Mark W. J. Ferguson, 1991
3
Methods in Avian Embryology
B. Accessing the Avian Embryo in Ova Two approaches to the long-term cultivation of avian embryos have been taken: (i) culture of embryos in the shell, and (ii) shell-less culture. Embryos cultured in shell-less conditions are easily visible and ...
‎1996
4
Atlas of Chick Development
Dunn (1991) reviewed methods for shell-less and semi-shell-less culture of avian embryos. In completely shell-less culture, the contents of the egg are tippedinto a glass or plastic container, whichis then incubated. The main advantage is that ...
Ruth Bellairs, Mark Osmond, 2014
5
A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of ...
cone-like projections. Pale grayish or salmon-colored. To 1 in. (25 mm). Similar species: Additional shell-less species are found offshore. Where found: Arctic south to Delaware Bay, occasionally to Va. Pelagic and chiefly offshore. May-July .
Roger Tory Peterson, 1999
6
Secrets to Raising A Healthy Hermit Crab
You or a relative may even be clueless. But one thing you never want your pet hermit crab to be is shell-less. Hermit crabs without a shell are like a tortilla chips without salsa. It's just unthinkable. And in the case of your crab, it just isn't healthy .
Henry Dole
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Bones and Cartilage: Developmental and Evolutionary Skeletal ...
Box 25.3 Shell-less culture Shell-less culture of chick embryos is a technique that has been used in a number of ways to study skeletogenesis and the significance of the shell for embryonic development. Essentially, the technique involves ...
Brian K. Hall, 2005
8
The Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi (1570): L'arte et prudenza ...
179.1 Get a tender crab in the spring or fall, many of which are available in Rome , and in Venice, too, though only quite a bit smaller ones called shell-less crabs. 179.2 Flour them with fine flour, fry them in oil or in clarified butter. Serve them ...
Terence Scully, 2011
9
The Oil Palm
However, a rare shell-less form was early noted in Africa and named pisifera, owing to the pea-like shell-less kernels found in fertile fruit. Pisifera palms always bear large quantities of female bunches. The majority of pisiferas are more or less ...
R. H. V. Corley, P. B. H. Tinker, 2008
10
The Paper Shell and Other Walnuts: The Methods Used to ...
By selection among the seedlings of this almost shell-less walnut, I discovered that a walnut without any shell, bearing simply a husk, could readily be produced. But, as I have just related, the birds were soon aware of my secret, and they ...
Luther Burbank

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shell-less is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maryland crabs at heart: A mother's response to a vicious allegation …
... even though he was born in Syracuse, N.Y. Why this doesn't make him a "New York governor" is a mystery that only a flabby, shell-less organism can explain. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
2
Adorable 'sea bunnies' become viral sensation in Japan (video)
... smell and taste as they move through the water. And although they look fluffy, it's quite likely that these shell-less molluscs actually have quite a slimy exterior. «AOL Travel UK, Jul 15»
3
Cute 'sea bunnies' become viral sensation in Japan
A genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs and shell-less marine gastropods that resembles fluffy rabbits have become an internet sensation in Japan. Native to the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Ocean Facts: One beautiful slug
Jelly-bodied nudibranchs are shell-less mollusks that bear some of the most interesting shapes, beautiful colors and intricate patterns of any animal on the ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
5
Ancient, Shell-Less Turtle Sported Whiplike Tail
An ancestor of modern-day turtles, a shell-less creature with a long tail once puttered around an ancient lake, likely munching on insects and worms with its ... «Live Science, Jun 15»
6
Shell-less chicken eggs for multiple myeloma research
They succeeded in growing miniature human myelomas in shell-less chicken eggs in order to screen new marine compounds for anti-myeloma activity. Recently ... «Medical Xpress, May 15»
7
10 not-so-perfect eggs
There are also a couple of common viral diseases which can cause birds to lay shell-less or poorly shelled eggs, like infectious bronchitis (IB) and egg drop ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
8
Public Release: 22-Dec-2014 Study pumps up the volume on …
... Oceanographic Institution and their colleagues examined behavioral responses to sound by cuttlefish, a type of shell-less mollusk related to squid and octopi. «EurekAlert, Dec 14»
9
Sea slug census will be part of inaugural Nelson Bay Nudi Festival
The nudibranch is a shell-less, soft-bodied mollusc that has feathery gills and lives on seabeds, and is especially abundant in shallow waters. The two-day Nudi ... «ABC Online, Dec 14»
10
Karoo search for shell-less tortoise missing links
Karoo search for shell-less tortoise missing links. Shaun Smillie | 2014-11-10 00:06:37.0. Eunotosaurus lived in what is now the Karoo, 262million years ago. «Times LIVE, Nov 14»

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