Usually means: Protective, rigid exterior; tough casing.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word hard-shell:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. hard-shell: Merriam-Webster
  2. hard-shell: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hard-shell: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hard-shell, hard-shell: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Hard-shell, hard-shell: Wordnik
  6. hard-shell: Wiktionary
  7. hard-shell: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. hard-shell: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. hard-shell: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Hard-shell: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. hard-shell: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. Hard-shell: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. hard-shell: FreeDictionary.org
  14. hard-shell: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. Hard-shell, hard-shell: Dictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hard-shell, hard-shell: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Hard-shell)

▸ adjective:  Alternative form of hardshell [Having a tough outer shell.]

Similar:
stone-hard, hard-hearted, hardwearing, hard-core, semi-hard, spikey, water-proof, hard-line, strong-hearted, cuticulated, more...

Opposite:
soft-shell, pliable, flexible, malleable

Phrases:
hard-shell clam, hard-shell crab, hard-shell clams, Hard-shell taco, more...

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Similar:
stone-hard, hard-hearted, hardwearing, hard-core, semi-hard, spikey, water-proof, hard-line, strong-hearted, cuticulated, more...

Opposite:
soft-shell, pliable, flexible, malleable

Phrases:
hard-shell clam, hard-shell crab, hard-shell clams, Hard-shell taco, more...



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