hard-shell Sentence Examples
- The hermit crab carried its hard-shell home on its back.
- The turtle's hard-shell provided protection from predators.
- The lobster's claws were covered in a hard-shell exterior.
- The armadillo curled up into its hard-shell defense mechanism.
- The hard-shell pecans required a strong nutcracker to crack them open.
- The hard-shell beetles could withstand being stepped on.
- The hard-shell helmet protected the soldier's head during combat.
- The hard-shell case contained delicate scientific equipment.
- The hard-shell clams remained closed, even when touched.
- The hard-shell crab was a popular dish in seafood restaurants.
hard-shell Meaning
Webster
hard-shell (a.)
Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hard-shell
Synonyms:
- steadfast
- strict
- hard-line
- persistent
- rigid
- stouthearted
- stern
- firm
- inexorable
- unflinching
- hidebound
- relentless
- iron
- tenacious
- severe
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- hardened
- set
- refractory
- bloody-minded
- obsessive
- hard-nosed
- implacable
- unbending
- pertinacious
- resolved
- intransigent
- unyielding
- narrow-minded
- obstinate
- wrongheaded
- immovable
- cantankerous
- wayward
- hell-bent
- uncompromising
- obdurate
- hardheaded
- inflexible
- determined
- single-minded
- stubborn
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- disobedient
- stiff-necked
- perverse
- insurgent
- headstrong
- unmanageable
- unrelenting
- uncooperative
- mutinous
- contumacious
- ungovernable
- pat
- ossified
- froward
- dogged
- bullheaded
- wilful
- self-willed
- willful
- pigheaded
- self-opinionated
- cussed
- inconvincible
- adamant
- unruly
- mulish
- insubordinate
- opinionated
- adamantine
- contrary
- intractable
- defiant
- hard
- recalcitrant
- anal-retentive
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word hard-shell
Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.
steadfast, strict,hard-line, persistent, rigid, stouthearted, stern, firm, inexorable, unflinching
agreeable, compliant,flexible, amenable, pliant, complying, obedient, amenable, pliable, acquiescent
The hermit crab carried its hard-shell home on its back.
The turtle's hard-shell provided protection from predators.
The lobster's claws were covered in a hard-shell exterior.
The armadillo curled up into its hard-shell defense mechanism.
