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  • 21 spiral

    1. adjective
    1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) ελικοειδής
    2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) σπειροειδής
    2. noun
    1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) ελικοειδής κίνηση,συνεχής αύξηση
    2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) σπείρα,κουλούρα
    3. verb
    (to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) ανέρχομαι ελικοειδώς/με συνεχή επιτάχυνση

    English-Greek dictionary > spiral

  • 22 stone

    [stəun] 1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) πέτρα
    2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) πέτρα
    3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) πέτρα
    4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) πετράδι
    5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) κουκούτσι
    6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) μονάδα βάρους
    7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) πέτρα
    2. verb
    1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) πετροβολώ,λιθοβολώ
    2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) ξεκουκουτσιάζω
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    - stonily
    - stoniness
    - stone-cold
    - stone-dead
    - stone-deaf
    - stoneware
    - stonework
    - leave no stone unturned
    - a stone's throw

    English-Greek dictionary > stone

  • 23 tortoise

    ['to:təs]
    (a kind of four-footed, slow-moving reptile covered with a hard shell.) χελώνα

    English-Greek dictionary > tortoise

  • 24 winkle

    I ['wiŋkl] verb
    (to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) βγάζω, αποσπώ
    II ['wiŋkl] noun
    ((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) λιτορίνη (θαλασσινό σαλιγκάρι)

    English-Greek dictionary > winkle

  • 25 woodlouse

    plural - woodlice; noun (a tiny creature with a jointed shell, found under stones etc.) ξυλόψειρα

    English-Greek dictionary > woodlouse

  • 26 Snail

    subs.
    P. κοχλίας, ὁ ( Aristotle).
    Snail shell: V. στράβηλος, ὁ or ἡ (Soph., frag.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Snail

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  • Shell — Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The covering, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shell — may refer to * Animal shell, or exoskeleton, including those of molluscs, turtles, insects and crustaceans * Seashell, the shells of various marine animals, especially marine mollusks * Eggshell, the outer covering of a hard shelled eggAny more… …   Wikipedia

  • shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… …   Universalium

  • shell — [ʆel] verb shell out something phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive] informal to spend a lot of money on something, often when you do not really want to; =FORK OUT: shell out something for/​on • The insurance company refused to shell out for… …   Financial and business terms

  • shell — [shel] n. [ME schelle < OE sciel, akin to MDu schelle < IE base * (s)kel : see SHELF] 1. a hard outer covering, as of a turtle, mollusk, insect, egg, fruit, seed, etc. 2. something like or suggestive of a shell in being hollow, empty, or… …   English World dictionary

  • shell — ► NOUN 1) the hard protective outer case of an animal such as a snail, shellfish, or turtle. 2) the outer covering of an egg, nut kernel, or seed. 3) an explosive artillery projectile or bomb. 4) a hollow metal or paper case used as a container… …   English terms dictionary

  • Shell — Shell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shelling}.] 1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the kernels of (an ear of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shell — Shell, v. i. 1. To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling. [1913 Webster] 3. To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shell|y — «SHEHL ee», adjective, shell|i|er, shell|i|est. 1. abounding in shells. 2. consisting of a shell or shells. 3. shell like …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shell — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Шелл. Shell: Shell  интерпретатор команд операционной системы. Royal Dutch Shell  британско нидерландская компания …   Википедия

  • Shell — [ʃɛl] die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. shell, eigtl. »Schale, Hülle«>: 1. Benutzeroberfläche eines Betriebssystems (von Computern; EDV). 2. ↑Expertensystem, das noch nicht od. nicht mehr mit Fakten od. Regeln eines bestimmten Gebiets gefüllt… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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