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PRONUNCIATION OF TOP-SHELL

top-shell play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOP-SHELL

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Top-Shell is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TOP-SHELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of top-shell in the English dictionary

The definition of top-shell in the dictionary is any marine gastropod mollusc of the mainly tropical Old World family Trochidae, having a typically brightly coloured top-shaped or conical shell.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOP-SHELL

top-heavy
top-hole
top-level
top-liner
top-loader
top-notch
top-notcher
top-of-the-line
top-of-the-range
top-ranked
top-ranking
top-rated
top-secret
top-security
top-security wing
top-shelf
top-to-toe
top-up
top-up card
top-up loan

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOP-SHELL

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

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «top-shell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOP-SHELL

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The translations of top-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 «top-shell» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顶壳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

top- shell
570 millions of speakers

English

top-shell
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीर्ष खोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أعلى قذيفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

топ- оболочки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

topo - concha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টপ শেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haut - shell
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Top-shell
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Top- Schale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トップシェル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최고 쉘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Top-shell
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên vỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் ஷெல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉप-शेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üst kabuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

top -shell
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

top -shell
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

топ - оболонки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

top - coajă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

top - shell
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

top - dop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

topp -shell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

top - shell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of top-shell

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP-SHELL»

The term «top-shell» is regularly used and occupies the 79.979 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP-SHELL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOP-SHELL»

Discover the use of top-shell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to top-shell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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British Seashells
Pacific Carpet Shell, fig.562; p.181 Pacific Oyster, fig.246; p.158 Painted Top Shell, fig.11; p.52 Pallid Chink Shell, fig.40; p.46 Pandora Shell, fig.596; p.197 Pandora Shells pp.197—198 Paper Piddock, fig.581; p.190 Pearly Top Shell, fig. 9; ...
Paul Chambers, 2009
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Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America
This iridescent top shell is found in deep water. from the West Indies to the Gulf of California. WEST INDIAN TOP SHELL 2-4'/2 in. (MAGPIEl This snail is eaten in chowder. It can be found between the high- and low-tide line in the West Indies.
Roger Tory Peterson, 1998
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Channel Island Marine Molluscs: An Illustrated Guide to the ...
... Blunt #392, pl.30 Tellin, Thin #391, pl.30 Thick Trough Shell #382, pl.29 Thick- Lipped Dog Whelk #157, pl.12 Thin Tellin #391, pl.30 Tiger Lucine #345 Tiger Scallop #340, pl.25 Toothed Top Shell #31, pl.3 Top Shell, Flat #26, pl.2 Top Shell, ...
Paul Chambers, 2008
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The Ultimate Sock Puppet Book: Clever Tips, Tricks, and ...
This will be the top shell. 3 Overlap the slits approximately 1⁄4" (6 mm) and pin them together. Secure by sewing or with a thin line of glue. 4 Optional: Cut out your decorative elements and glue or sew them to the top shell. 5 Optional: If adding ...
Tiger Kandel, Heather Schloss, 2014
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A guide to Ilfracombe, and the neighbouring towns
Tellina rubra. — Red Tellen. Ferroensis. — Carnation Tellen. Trochus umbilicatus. — Purple -tipped Top- shell. tumidus. — Tumid Top-shell. Magus. — Tubercled Top-shell. Ziziphinus. — Livid Top-shell. - crassus. — Thick Top-shell. cinereus.
Ilfracombe, 1839
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The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography
(West Indian or Magpie Top Shell). GRAND CAYMAN: Abundant on lower ironshore all around island (Abbott 1958); Barcadere Cove, Southwest Point, JP. alive, 1956, hundreds of individuals on ironshore; Prospect Point, ND, alive; North ...
M. A. Brunt, J. E. Davies, 1994
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Shell Craft
Make a small knot, holding the end of the line to the supporting line, then bring the free end down to the back of the top shell. Do this with all five lines. You may feel all thumbs, but if you tape each line against the top shell the process will be ...
Virginie Fowler Elbert, 2013
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Seashore Life of Southern California: An Introduction to the ...
70. wavy top shell — Astraea undosa (Wood). Length to 4 inches or more. Shell heavy, pearly beneath, covered with a fuzzy brown fibrous covering called a " periostracum." Numerous strong angled vertical ridges on the shell crossed by less ...
Sam Hinton, 1969
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A Guide to Ilfracombe and the neighbouring towns ... New edition
Red Tellen. Ferroensis.-—Garnation Tellen. Trochus umbilicatus.—Purple-tipped Top-shell. tumidus.—~Tumid TOP-shell. Magus.—Tubercled Top-shell. Pod Razor-shell Santon Trochus Ziziphinus.—-Livid Top-shell. crassus.-Thick T op- shell.
‎1844
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A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the ...
BEAUTIFUL TOP SHELL PL 41 Calliostoma pulchrum (C. B. Adams, 1850) Range: N. Carolina to the West Indies. Habitat: Moderately shallow water, from 6 to 1,200 feet. Description: About 3/4 in. high. Top-shaped, with flat sides. With 8 to 10 ...
Percy A. Morris, Roger Tory Peterson, 2001

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOP-SHELL»

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Spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera)
An adult male's top-shell (carapace) measures between 5 inches and 9 inches in length. A female's carapace ranges from 7 inches to 17 inches. Diet: A variety ... «Springfield News-Leader, Jun 12»

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