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Meaning of "shellbound" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHELLBOUND

shellbound  [ˈʃelˌbaʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHELLBOUND

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

WHAT DOES SHELLBOUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shellbound in the English dictionary

The definition of shellbound in the dictionary is encased in, or confined to, a shell.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHELLBOUND


casebound
ˈkeɪsˌbaʊnd
clothbound
ˈklɒθˌbaʊnd
earthbound
ˈɜːθˌbaʊnd
eastbound
ˈiːstˌbaʊnd
fogbound
ˈfɒɡˌbaʊnd
hardbound
ˈhɑːdˌbaʊnd
hidebound
ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd
housebound
ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd
icebound
ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd
inbound
ˈɪnˌbaʊnd
ironbound
ˈaɪənˌbaʊnd
leatherbound
ˈleðəˌbaʊnd
northbound
ˈnɔːθˌbaʊnd
outbound
ˈaʊtˌbaʊnd
paperbound
ˈpeɪpəˌbaʊnd
snowbound
ˈsnəʊˌbaʊnd
soft-bound
ˈsɒftˌbaʊnd
southbound
ˈsaʊθˌbaʊnd
spellbound
ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd
westbound
ˈwɛstˌbaʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHELLBOUND

shell-like
shell-shocked
shellac
shellac varnish
shellack
shellacked
shellacker
shellacking
shellback
shellbark
shellcracker
shelldrake
shellduck
shelled
sheller
Shelley
shellfire
shellfish
shellfishery
shellful

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHELLBOUND

abound
airbound
bound
college-bound
desk-bound
disbound
duty-bound
egg-bound
half-bound
homebound
homeward bound
honour-bound
I´ll be bound
muscle-bound
on the rebound
quarter-bound
rebound
rock-bound
to the ground
unbound
wheelchair-bound

Synonyms and antonyms of shellbound in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shellbound» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHELLBOUND

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

Translator English - Chinese

shellbound
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shellbound
570 millions of speakers

English

shellbound
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shellbound
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shellbound
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

shellbound
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shellbound
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shellbound
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shellbound
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shell
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shellbound
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

shellbound
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shellbound
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shellbound
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shellbound
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shellbound
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेलबाउंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shellbound
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shellbound
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shellbound
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

shellbound
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shellbound
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shellbound
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shellbound
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shellbound
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shellbound
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shellbound

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHELLBOUND»

The term «shellbound» is barely ever used and occupies the 208.059 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of shellbound
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shellbound

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHELLBOUND»

Discover the use of shellbound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shellbound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Time & Tide
Pictures by John Hopkins Registered as a Newspaper. Entered as second class Mail Matter. Shellbound. shellbound: Photos John Hopkins.
‎1961
2
When the Hero Comes Home
Eel Duke and Swordfish Prince, we won the King victory after victory against the Pearl's shellbound demons and tentacled beasts. Together, youare invincible, the King once praised. Tellthem thattruth andthey'd think usmad. Well,maybe ...
Gabrielle Harbowy, Ed Greenwood, 2012
3
A Man Worth Keeping (Mills & Boon Cherish)
Another black mark on Jared'shellbound soul. “Iranmy own business forfive years previous to France and at the same time worked ata holistic health center as part of an integrated care system for people suffering from terminal illness.” “That's ...
Molly O'Keefe, 2014
4
Free Radicals—Advances in Research and Application: 2012 Edition
Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu: Shellbound iron dependant nitric oxide synthesis in encysted Artemia parthenogenetica embryos during hydrogen peroxide exposure “Artemia is a tiny marine crustacean, serves as an excellent tool in both ...
‎2012
5
Development of the Nervous System
Chicks, like many other shellbound embryos, go through a very specific motor behavior pattern just at hatching (Bekoff and Kauer, 1984). These behaviors allow the embryo to break open the shell. If one places a newly post-hatch chick into ...
Dan H. Sanes, Thomas A. Reh, William A. Harris, 2011
6
American Orchid Society Bulletin
... 'Sunset' (meristem) Of exceptionally rare beauty. this full-formed white has a beautifully contrasting rose-shaded lip. 4' pot, medium sl1e—$29.50 AOS28,6-D 490l_ Blc. (Fortune 'SHellbound',AM/AOS x Ruben s Verde Greenlou ) (see ...
American Orchid Society, 1986
7
It Could Happen to You
She'd tried not to overanalyze her attachment to the slow-moving, cautious, shellbound little creatures. She'd told herself she liked her little figures only because they were clever and cute. Certainly not because she personally identified with ...
Gina Wilkins, 2011
8
The Ghost behind the Masks: The Victorian Poets and Shakespeare
No sooner has the lover experienced a pangof the soul's incurable loneliness than he protects himselfagainst lossby teachinghimself both tocare andnotto careabout being finite and shellbound. Instead of dwindling into a predictable Don ...
W. David Shaw, 2014
9
Exiles: The Uplift Storm Trilogy
... forcing alien notions oflibertyinto carapaces too stiff for a deadly drug called freedom? Humansdared impose these thoughts, breaking up the union of our well ordered hives! Theirs is the fault, the shellbound debt to pay. Andpaythey shall!
David Brin, 2013
10
The Industrial Bulletin of the Department of Labor
New York (State). Dept. of Labor. Eggs mark the spots where breeders lay foundation of duck industry. Three-fourths of fertile eggs will hatch. Shellbound, spellbound. Duckling struggles from shell in 140-egg incubator tray. Hatching time: four ...
New York (State). Dept. of Labor, 1947

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHELLBOUND»

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A Who's Who of Toronto Wildlife
Where to find them: These shellbound fellas can be found sunning themselves on logs and rocks in just about any waterway in the city—from the twists and turns ... «Torontoist, Jul 14»

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