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Definition of "hard-shelled" [hard-shelled]

  • Variant of hard-shell. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hard-shelled" in a sentence
  • "After hauling the hard-shelled tube that contained the tent down from a shelf, I wiped cobwebs and years of dust from its surface."
  • "The movie follows a boy, growing up in the 1950s, whose life is alternately shaped by his earthy mother (Jessica Chastain) and his hard-shelled father (Mr. Pitt)."
  • "Imagine trying to catch and subdue a hard-shelled, pincher-armed crayfish with just your mouth."
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