A hard-shell clam or hard-shell crab.
adj. also hard-shelled (-shĕld')
- Having a thick, heavy, or hardened shell.
- Uncompromising; confirmed.
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hard-shell (härd'shĕl') |
n.
A hard-shell clam or hard-shell crab.
adj. also hard-shelled (-shĕld')
A hard-shell clam or hard-shell crab.
adj. also hard-shelled (-shĕld')
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adjective
- Firmly established by long standing: confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, irradicable, set1, settled. See continue/stop/pause.
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IN BRIEF: adj. - Having a firm outer coating.
Tutor's tip: The "hard-shell" (rigid, dogmatic, particularly in religious beliefs) preacher enjoyed eating "hard-shell" (a type of fish with a stiff outer covering such as an oyster or crab) oysters after church.
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