hardshell
English
adj
Definitions
- having a tough outer shell
- (figuratively) rigid or uncompromising in principles, especially in religion or politics.
Etymology
Compound from English hard + English shell.
Origin
English
shell
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Musselshell English
- aeroshell English
- backshell English
- bandshell English
- blowhard English
- bodyshell English
- bombshell English
- clamshell English
- cockleshell English
- deshell English
- eggshell English
- enshell English
- forhard English
- hard English
- hard Brexit English
- hard-ass English
- hard-earned English
- hard-nose English
- hard-wearing English
- hardback English
- hardbacked English
- hardbake English
- hardball English
- hardbeam English
- hardboard English
- hardbody English
- hardbottom English
- hardbound English
- hardcoat English
- hardcore English
- hardcourt English
- hardcover English
- hardcovered English
- hardel English
- harden English
- harder English
- hardfern English
- hardflip English
- hardgoods English
- hardgrass English
- hardground English
- hardhanded English
- hardhead English
- hardheaded English
- hardhearted English
- hardish English
- hardline English
- hardly English
- hardman English
- hardness English
- hardpack English
- hardpacked English
- hardpad English
- hardpan English
- hardpoint English
- hardpressed English
- hardscape English
- hardscrabble English
- hardship English
- hardsome English
- hardsport English
- hardspun English
- hardstand English
- hardstep English
- hardstone English
- hardstyle English
- hardtail English
- hardtop English
- hardware English
- hardwired English
- hardwood English
- hardworking English
- headshell English
- inshell English
- intershell English
- kidneyshell English
- microhard English
- microshell English
- multishell English
- nanoshell English
- nonshell English
- nutshell English
- overhard English
- papershell English
- prehard English
- seashell English
- semihard English
- shell English
- shell suit English
- shell-less English
- shell-like English
- shellable English
- shellac English
- shellback English
- shellbag English
- shellbark English
- shellcode English
- sheller English
- shellfire English
- shellfish English
- shellfisherman English
- shellflower English
- shellheap English
- shellless English
- shellpad English
- shellproof English
- shelltoe English
- shelltoed English
- shelltoes English
- shellwork English
- shelly English
- shotshell English
- slitshell English
- snailshell English
- softshell English
- stone-hard English
- stonehard English
- subshell English
- superhard English
- supershell English
- topshell English
- tortoiseshell English
- tryhard English
- ultrahard English
- undershell English
- unshell English
- haarti Finnish
- härten German
- hard French
- シェル Japanese
- hard Middle English
- schelle Middle English
- hardi Esperanto
- หอยเชลล์ Thai
- selak Cebuano
- harda Ido
- wokhat Tok Pisin
- hard
- shell
- hardly
- harden
- harder
- hardel
- shelly
- inshell
- hardish
- prehard
- hardpad
- hardtop
- sheller
- enshell
- unshell
- hardpan
- deshell
- forhard
- tryhard
- hardman
- shellac
- topshell
- hardback
- hardbody
- hardwood
- nonshell
- hardpack
- hardness
- hardhead
- subshell
- eggshell
- seashell
- hardline
- hardball
- shellpad
- hardship
- hardware
- semihard
- blowhard
- hardflip
- hard-ass
- nutshell
- overhard
- hardbeam
- shelltoe
- hardstep
- hardtail
- shellbag
- hardfern
- hardcore
- hardbake
- hardspun
- hardcoat
- hardsome
- bombshell
- shellbark
- headshell
- shelltoes
- aeroshell
- hardstand
- backshell
- bandshell
- hard-nose
- hardbound
- hardsport
- hardcourt
- hardstone
- hardgrass
- ultrahard
- hardgoods
- hardboard
- shellheap
- softshell
- shellback
- hardcover
- superhard
- hardstyle
- shellwork
- shellfish
- shellless
- shellable
- hardpoint
- shellcode
- shotshell
- shellfire
- slitshell
- hardscape
- microhard
- bodyshell
- stonehard
- nanoshell
- hardwired
- shelltoed
- clamshell
- undershell
- shell-less
- intershell
- multishell
- shell-like
- hardbacked
- hardhanded
- hardbottom
- shellproof
- hardground
- supershell
- microshell
- papershell
- hardpacked
- shell suit
- hardheaded
- snailshell
- stone-hard
- hardworking
- hard-earned
- hardpressed
- hardhearted
- hard Brexit
- Musselshell
- shellflower
- kidneyshell
- hardcovered
- cockleshell
- hard-wearing
- hardscrabble
- tortoiseshell
- shellfisherman