Shell

//ʃɛl//

Synonyms for "shell" (339 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (102)

Noun(5 words)

cartouche cartridge case case shot casement casing cauliflower ear cavity chaff chain armor chain mail chassis chitin chiton circumference clam shell coat of mail cochlea cockleshell cocoa shell

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Verb(1 words)

crush

Related words (169)

gridiron habergeon hammer hand out hand over harness hauberk hole hollow hollow shell hulk hull incrustation incus inner ear integument ion jacket l lacuna

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langrel shot lattice latticework lay out lightboard limpet lineaments lobe lobule lorica lorication lug mail malleus manstopping bullet mastoid process middle ear mortar mug needles nuclear atom nuclide nutshell open fire open up on orchestra orchestra pit organ of corti outer ear outer face outer layer outer side outer skin outline outside oval window oyster shell palea panoply pastry shell pay out peel pellet pelt pepper performing area pericarp perilymph periphery periwinkle picture frame piecrust pinna pit planetary shell plate armor pocket pod pop at projectile proscenium proscenium stage protective covering punch bowl r rake rifle ball rind round round shot round window sash scab scale scallop scoop scute scutum sea shell secondary eardrum semicircular canals shale shell out shield shoot shoot at shot shrapnel shuck sink sinus skeleton skin slough slug snipe snipe at socket spend spines split shot stage stage left stage right stalactite stalagmite stapes stirrup storm strafe subshell suit of armor superficies superstratum surface switchboard tagged atom take aim at test testa the boards thick skin top torpedo tracer tracer atom trough tympanic cavity tympanic membrane tympanum valence shell vessel vestibule vug whelk window case window frame wings winkle zero in on

Verb(4 words)

husk shale trounce vanquish

Noun(5 words)

plate racing shell scale shell-like shield

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

13 relation types

More general

32 entries

ammo ammunition animal material bomb bombard cover covering create emerge exceed gather hit housing hull make natural covering

Showing 16 of 32 words.

Synonyms

5 entries

beat blast carapace husk plate

at location

2 entries

bottom of sea ocean

defined as

2 entries

name of oil company protective layer of egg

derived

191 entries

Camino de Santiago shell Camino pilgrim shell Dyson shell Musselshell Santiago shell Shell Haven Shell Lake Shell Ridge Shellsort Shelly Beach acorn-shell admiral shell aeroshell ark shell back shell backshell

Showing 16 of 191 words.

etymologically related_to

2 entries

shale sheal

has context

14 entries

architecture botany business chemistry computing engineering entomology geology music nautical phonology rigging topology weaponry

is a

14 entries

ammunition animal material collectable container product covering external anatomical part hollow cylindrical object housing hull oil company part protective system racing boat skeleton

manner of

4 entries

emerge gather hit remove

meronym

2 entries

carene mantle

part of

2 entries

egg grandfather clock

related to

175 entries

acoustic acoustical animal animal armor armadillo armor artillery atomic orbital attach beach beach combing beach find beaches block blouse body

Showing 16 of 175 words.

similar

6 entries

beat circumvent outfox outsmart outwit overreach

Translations

633 translations across 104 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

guall noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

κέλυφος noun (hard covering of an egg)
κέλυφος noun (covering of a nut)
κόχλος noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Arabic

4 entries

بَيْت noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
صدفة noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
صدفة noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
صَدَفة noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)

Armenian

4 entries

արկ noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
խեցի noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
կճեպ noun (hard covering of an egg)
պատյան noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Aromanian

1 entries

coaji noun (covering of a nut)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

mərmi noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
qabıq noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Bashkir

1 entries

ҡабырсаҡ noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Basque

2 entries

maskor noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
oskol noun (hard covering of an egg)

Belarusian

4 entries

абало́нка noun (computing: general-purpose environment)
гі́льза noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
знара́д noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
лушпі́на noun (hard covering of an egg)

Bengali

2 entries

খোল noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
শেল noun (computing: general-purpose environment)

Bhojpuri

2 entries

खपरोइया noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
खोल noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бро́ня noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
ги́лза noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
дру́за noun (accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode)
обви́вка noun (chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number)

Burmese

1 entries

အခွံ noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Catalan

4 entries

buc noun (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)
closca noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
closca noun (hard covering of an egg)
closca noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)

Cebuano

1 entries

bagol noun (covering of a nut)

Chamicuro

1 entries

ijs̈hopa noun (covering of a nut)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

剝 /剥 verb (to remove the outer covering or shell of something)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

介殼 /介壳 noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
彈殼 /弹壳 noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
殼 /壳 noun (hard covering of an egg)
殼層 /壳层 noun (computing: general-purpose environment)

Cornish

2 entries

krogen noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
plisken noun (hard covering of an egg)

Czech

4 entries

hlubotiskový ? válec noun (engraved copper roller used in print works)
kostra noun (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)
kostra noun (emaciated person)
krovka noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)

Danish

4 entries

bælg noun (pod)
granat noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
granathylster noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
muslingeskal noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Dutch

4 entries

eierschaal noun (hard covering of an egg)
gebruikersomgeving noun (computing: general-purpose environment)
lier noun (music: string instrument, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell)
obus noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

щиток noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)

Egyptian

1 entries

i-n:r:039 noun (hard covering of an egg)

Esperanto

4 entries

karapaco noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
konko noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
ŝelo noun (hard covering of an egg)
ŝelo noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)

Estonian

4 entries

granaat noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
karp noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
kaun noun (pod)
kest noun (casing of an artillery projectile)

Faroese

1 entries

skel noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Fijian

1 entries

qa noun (covering of a nut)

Finnish

4 entries

ammus noun (cartridge of a breechloading firearm)
hylsy noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
kilpi noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
kilpi noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)

French

4 entries

carapace noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
carapace noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
carapace noun (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body)
carcasse noun (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)

Galician

4 entries

casca noun (hard covering of an egg)
casca noun (covering of a nut)
cuncha noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
esqueleto noun (emaciated person)

Georgian

3 entries

ნაჭუჭი noun (hard covering of an egg)
ნიჟარა noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
ჭურვი noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)

German

4 entries

Eierschale noun (hard covering of an egg)
Granate noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
Hülle noun (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)
Hülle noun (chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number)

Greek

4 entries

κάλυκας noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
κάψα noun (pod)
κέλυφος noun (hard covering of an egg)
κέλυφος noun (covering of a nut)

Hawaiian

4 entries

iwi noun (covering of a nut)
pū noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
pūpū noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
ʻolē noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Hebrew

4 entries

קוֹנְכִיָּה noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
קליפה noun (hard covering of an egg)
קליפה noun (covering of a nut)
שִׁרְיוֹן noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)

Hindi

4 entries

कौड़ी noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
खोखा noun (hard covering of an egg)
खोखा noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
खोखा noun (casing of an artillery projectile)

Hungarian

4 entries

dióhéj noun (covering of a nut)
elektronhéj noun (chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number)
gránát noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
gránáthüvely noun (casing of an artillery projectile)

Icelandic

1 entries

skel noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Indonesian

4 entries

cangkang noun (hard covering of an egg)
kerang noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
kulit noun (covering of a nut)
sayap keras noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)

Ingrian

2 entries

maonkotain noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
patrona noun (cartridge of a breechloading firearm)

Irish

3 entries

sliogán noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
sliogán noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
sliogán noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)

Italian

4 entries

baccello noun (pod)
blusa noun (garment with short or no sleeves that often fastens in the rear)
bossolo noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
camicetta noun (garment with short or no sleeves that often fastens in the rear)

Japanese

4 entries

シェル noun (computing: general-purpose environment)
卵殻 noun (hard covering of an egg)
殻 noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
殻 noun (hard covering of an egg)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries

kónxa noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Kazakh

3 entries

бақалшық noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
қабыршақ noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
қабық noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Khmer

4 entries

កណាណូ noun (hard covering of an egg)
ខ្យង noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
សំបក noun (hard covering of an egg)
ស្នូក noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)

Korean

4 entries

갑 noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
갑 noun (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body)
갑각 noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
갑각 noun (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

кабык noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
раковина noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Ladino

1 entries

kashkara noun (hard covering of an egg)

Lao

3 entries

ກະດອງ noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
ກະດອງ noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
ກາບຫອຍທະເລ noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Latin

2 entries

putāmen noun (hard covering of an egg)
putāmen noun (covering of a nut)

Latvian

1 entries

čaula noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Lithuanian

1 entries

kriauklė noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Luxembourgish

2 entries

Schuel noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
Schuel noun (hard covering of an egg)

Macedonian

3 entries

черупка noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
черупка noun (hard covering of an egg)
школка noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Malay

4 entries

batok noun (covering of a nut)
cangkerang noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
cangkerang noun (hard covering of an egg)
cengkerang noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Malayalam

4 entries

തൊണ്ട് noun (husks of cacao seeds)
തോട് noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
തോട് noun (hard covering of an egg)
തോട് noun (covering of a nut)

Manx

4 entries

bleayst noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
bleayst noun (hard covering of an egg)
bleayst noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
bleayst noun (covering of a nut)

Mongolian

1 entries

дун noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Māori

4 entries

anga noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
anga noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
anga noun (covering of a nut)
kota noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Navajo

1 entries

atsʼaʼ noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Norman

3 entries

cruque noun (hard covering of an egg)
êcale noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
êcale noun (covering of a nut)

Northern Sami

1 entries

skálžu noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

eggeskall noun (hard covering of an egg)
skall noun (hard covering of an egg)
skall noun (psychological barrier to social interaction)
skjell noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Occitan

1 entries

clòsca noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Old English

1 entries

sċiell noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

بالق قولاغی noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Pashto

1 entries

صدف noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Persian

4 entries

شنج noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
صدف noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
لاک noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
پوسته noun (hard covering of an egg)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Schluw noun (covering of a nut)
Schluw noun (pod)

Polish

4 entries

pancerz noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
plewa noun (husks of cacao seeds)
pocisk noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)
powłoka noun (computing: general-purpose environment)

Portuguese

4 entries

carapaça noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
carapaça noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
carapaça noun (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body)
cartucho noun (casing of an artillery projectile)

Quechua

2 entries

mayt'una noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
hephq'ay verb (to remove the outer covering or shell of something)

Rarotongan

3 entries

anga noun (covering of a nut)
ipu noun (covering of a nut)
katu noun (covering of a nut)

Romanian

4 entries

carapace noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
carcasă noun (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)
coajă noun (hard covering of an egg)
coajă noun (covering of a nut)

Russian

4 entries

боб noun (pod)
ги́льза noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
карка́с noun (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)
о́стов noun (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)

Samoan

1 entries

ipu noun (covering of a nut)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

cochall noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
cochall noun (covering of a nut)
cochall noun (pod)
cochall noun (husks of cacao seeds)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

ljuska noun (hard covering of an egg)
ljȕska noun (computing: general-purpose environment)
škȏljka noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
шко̑љка noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Slovak

4 entries

lastúra noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
pancier noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
ulita noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
škrupina noun (hard covering of an egg)

Slovene

4 entries

lupina noun (hard covering of an egg)
luščina noun (covering of a nut)
oklep noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
oklep noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)

Somali

1 entries

qolof noun (hard covering of an egg)

Southern Altai

3 entries

кабык noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
кабык noun (hard covering of an egg)
кабырчак noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Spanish

4 entries

caparazón noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
caparazón noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
carapacho noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
carcasa noun (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)

Swedish

4 entries

balja noun (pod)
fjäll noun (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body)
granat noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
granat noun (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)

Tagalog

3 entries

balok noun (chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number)
bao noun (covering of a nut)
mulpikning balok noun (chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number)

Tahitian

1 entries

ʻapu noun (covering of a nut)

Tajik

1 entries

садаф noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Tamil

1 entries

ஓடு noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Tarifit

2 entries

ajɣur noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
rburqi noun (cartridge of a breechloading firearm)

Tatar

1 entries

кабырчык noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Thai

4 entries

กระดอง noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
กระดอง noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
เชลล์ noun (computing: general-purpose environment)
เปลือก noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Tocharian B

2 entries

naitwe noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
wrāko noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Tongan

2 entries

ngaʻasi noun (covering of a nut)
ngeʻesi noun (covering of a nut)

Turkish

4 entries

kabuk noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
kabuk noun (hard covering of an egg)
kabuk noun (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)
kabuk noun (covering of a nut)

Turkmen

1 entries

gabyk noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Ukrainian

4 entries

гі́льза noun (casing of an artillery projectile)
лушпа́йка noun (hard covering of an egg)
лушпа́йка noun (covering of a nut)
лушпи́на noun (hard covering of an egg)

Urdu

1 entries

شیل noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Uyghur

1 entries

چىغىناق noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Uzbek

1 entries

chigʻanoq noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Vietnamese

4 entries

mai noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
mu noun (conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)
vỏ noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
vỏ noun (hard covering of an egg)

Welsh

4 entries

coden noun (pod)
cragen noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
masgl noun (hard covering of an egg)
masgl noun (covering of a nut)

Yámana

1 entries

lakaš noun (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

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Steve had to shell out $50.00 for the speeding ticket he got last week.

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I found a beautiful shell on the shore.

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He has come out of his shell.

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The shell of an egg is easily broken.

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Shell

Synonyms for "shell" (339 found)

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Albanian

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Aromanian

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

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Belarusian

Bengali

Bhojpuri

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Cebuano

Chamicuro

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Cornish

Czech

Danish

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Eastern Mari

Egyptian

Esperanto

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Faroese

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French

Galician

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Hawaiian

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Kabuverdianu

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Kyrgyz

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Lao

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Malayalam

Manx

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