softshell
softshell Lexical Profile
softshell Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having a relatively soft, flexible, or leathery outer shell, carapace, or covering (especially of a crustacean that has recently molted or a turtle).
"The seafood restaurant is famous for its lightly battered softshell crab sandwiches."
Made of a flexible, breathable, and water-resistant woven fabric rather than a rigid waterproof membrane (of outdoor clothing or luggage).
"She packed a lightweight softshell vest for the morning trail run."
• noun
A jacket or outer garment made from a flexible, breathable, water-resistant woven fabric, designed for active outdoor wear.
"He wore a fleece-lined softshell to block the chilly mountain wind during the hike."
Any freshwater turtle of the family Trionychidae, native to North America, Africa, and Asia, characterized by a flattened, leathery carapace lacking horny scutes and an elongated, snorkel-like snout.
"A spiny softshell was basking on aPartially submerged log near the riverbank."
A marine crab or clam with a soft, pliable shell, especially an edible crab that has recently molted its old exoskeleton.
"Local watermen harvest softshells in late spring when the blue crabs begin to molt."