HARD-SHELL CRAB

Meaning of HARD-SHELL CRAB in English

noun

also hard-shelled crab

: a crab that has not recently shed its shell and hence has the shell rigid — used chiefly of edible crabs (as the blue crab)

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HARD-SHELL CRAB — noun Date: 1902 a crab that has not recently shed its shell
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HARD-SHELL CRAB — a crab, esp. an edible crab, that has not recently molted and has a hard shell. [ 1900-05 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARD-SHELL CRAB — Date: 1902 : a crab that has not recently shed its shell — called also hard-shelled crab
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HARD-SHELL CRAB — Function: noun Date: 1902 : a crab that has not recently shed its shell ― called also hard-shelled crab
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HARD-SHELL CRAB — [hard-shell crab] n (1902): a crab that has not recently shed its shell--called also hard-shelled crab
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Английский словарь Британика
CRAB — I Any of 4,500 species of short-tailed decapod , found in all oceans, in freshwater, and on land. Its carapace …
Английский словарь Британика
SHELL — I. ˈshel noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English schell, shell, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu …
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SHELL — — shell-less , adj. — shell-like , adj. /shel/ , n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as …
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CRAB — crab 1 — crablike , adj. /krab/ , n. , v. , crabbed, crabbing . n. 1. any decapod crustacean …
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SHELL — I. ˈshel noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian …
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HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
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CRAB — I. ˈkrab noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; akin to Old High German krebiz …
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SHELL — noun a pod. 2. shell ·vi to fall off, as a shell, crust, ·etc. 3. shell ·add. ·noun a gouge …
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HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
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CRAB — adj sour; rough; austere. 2. crab ·vt to beat with a crabstick. 3. crab ·noun the zodiacal constellation cancer. 4. …
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SHELL — [shell] n [ME, fr. OE sciell; akin to OE scealu shell, ON skel, Lith skelti to split, Gk skallein to …
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CRAB — [crab] n, often attrib [ME crabbe, fr. OE crabba; akin to OHG krebiz crab, OE ceorfan to carve--more at carve] …
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HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRAB — crab, Crab BrE AmE kræb ▷ crabbing ˈkræb ɪŋ ▷ crabs kræbz ▶ ˈ crab ˌ apple BrE AmE ▶ …
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SHELL — / ʃel; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the hard outer part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
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CRAB — / kræb; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a sea creature with a hard shell, eight legs and two …
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SHELL — I. shell 1 S3 W3 /ʃel/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sciell ] 1 . …
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HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
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CRAB — crab /kræb/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-3: Language: Old English ; Origin: crabba ] [ Sense 4: Date: 1800-1900 …
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SHELL — n. & v. --n. 1 a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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CRAB — n. 1 (in full crab-apple) a small sour apple-like fruit. 2 (in full crab tree or crab-apple tree) any of …
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CRAB — n. 1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
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SHELL — n. & v. n. 1 a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard …
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CRAB — n. 1 (in full crab-apple) a small sour apple-like fruit. 2 (in full crab tree or crab-apple tree) any of …
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CRAB — n. 1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
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SHELL — n. & v. --n. 1. a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard …
Oxford English vocab
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CRAB — 1. n.1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
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SHELL — ( shells, shelling, shelled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The shell …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
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HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
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SHELL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES shell game ▪ Critics called the proposal a shell game. shell shock shell suit …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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CRAB — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crab apple hermit crab COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE blue ▪ The body meat of …
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CRAB — n. blue crab Crab Nebula Dungeness crab fiddler crab hermit crab horseshoe crab king crab Japanese crab Alaskan king crab …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRAB — n. Any of 4,500 species of short-tailed decapod , found in all oceans, in freshwater, and on land. Its carapace …
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SHELL — Synonyms and related words : Eustachian tube, L, R, acting area, aim at, alveolation, alveolus, ante up, antrum, anvil, apron, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
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HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
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HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
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HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
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SHELL
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. 25B6; adjective hard ground : FIRM, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, …
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HARD — adj. 1 rigid, stiff, solid, inflexible, firm, dense, condensed, compressed, close, solidified, hardened; stony, rocklike, concrete, petrified, granite(-like), flinty, steely; …
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SHELL — 1. сущ. 1) оболочка, корка 2) остов; каркас the shells of burned buildings ≈ остовы обгоревших зданий 3) особые виды …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARD
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRAB — I сущ. 1) кислое яблоко (дикое, несортовое) 2) дикая яблоня II 1. сущ. 1) зоол. краб 2) (Crab) Рак (созвездие …
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SHELL — shell.ogg _I 1. ʃel n 1. раковина snail mollusc shell - раковина улитки моллюска 2. 1> скорлупа; шелуха shell egg …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HARD — 1. hɑ:d n 1. 1> твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка 2> твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRAB — crab.ogg _I 1. kræb n 1. 1> зоол. краб ( Brachyure ; тж. true crab) 2> мясо краба canned crab …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHELL — 1) оболочка 2) остов, каркас 3) кожух; корпус; обшивка 4) слой || отслаиваться 5) оболочковая литейная форма 6) трубная заготовка …
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