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hard-shelled
adjective as in hard-boiled
adjective as in tough
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But getting cyclists to don a hard-shelled helmet, which can lessen the risks of serious injury, has been a global challenge.
And he was, ultimately, a hard-shelled conservative warrior.
Hard-shelled squash and borlotti beans overtake the orto in fall.
Tom also caught a perch, and clinging to it as he drew in his line was a large, hard-shelled, long-clawed crab.
Boil the desired number of hard-shelled crabs and remove the meat from the shells.
To make crab-flake cocktail, remove the meat from the shells of cooked hard-shelled crabs in the way just explained, and chill it.
Hard-shelled seeds had better be frozen, to open the stones and give them an opportunity to germinate.
I heard one crunching a hard-shelled bit in his strong beak.
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On this page you'll find 77 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hard-shelled, such as: hard-nosed, callous, firm, hard as nails, hard-line, and headstrong.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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