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hard-shell crab vs crab

crab vs hard-shell crab

hard-shell crab and crab both are nouns.

hard-shell crab is not a verb while crab is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hard-shell crab Yes No No No
crab Yes No Yes No
As nouns, crab is a hypernym of hard-shell crab; that is, crab is a word with a broader meaning than hard-shell crab:
  • hard-shell crab: edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell
  • crab: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
hard-shell crab (noun) crab (noun)
edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
a quarrelsome grouch
hard-shell crab (verb) crab (verb)
complain
fish for crab
scurry sideways like a crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
Difference between hard-shell crab and crab

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