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— English words —

• shellac n. A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
• shellac n. (Informal, US) A beating; a thrashing.
• shellac v. (Transitive) To coat with shellac.
• shellac v. (Informal, US, transitive) To beat; to thrash.
• shellac v. (Informal, US, transitive) To inflict a heavy defeat upon.

— English words, defined in French —

• shellac n. Shellac.
• shellac n. (Familier) (États-Unis) Battage, coups.
• shellac v. Appliquer du shellac.
• shellac v. (Familier) (États-Unis) Battre.
• shellac v. (Familier) (États-Unis) Vaincre, écraser.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• shellac s. Gommalacca.

— In French —

• shellac n.m. Laque issue de la sécrétion d’une cochenille asiatique…

24 English words from 5 English definitions

beat beating coat Coccus defeat etc heavy inflict Informal insect lac lac␣insect polishes processed secretion shellac the thrash thrashing transitive upon used varnishes with

4 English words from 7 foreign definitions

coups issue shellac Unis

1 foreign word from 5 English definitions

lacca

15 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

Appliquer asiatique Battage Battre cochenille de␣la écraser États États-Unis Familier Gommalacca Laque sécrétion une Vaincre

8 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

shellack shellacs shellacks shellacked shellacker shellackers shellacking shellackings

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

unshellacked Achnashellach

28 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ell Ell ELL 'e'll Ella Hel he'l hell Hell he'll hella Hella hella- lac Lac LAc LAC she She SHE s/he she- (s)he Shel she'l shell Shell she'll

17 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

all ALL -all all- cal Cal cal. Cal. call Call CALL ehs EHS EH&S leh Leh Lehs

14 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Achilles Cashwell Chapells hallcest Hallecks halluces hellcats Satchell Schaller Schlagel shellack shellacs shell-lac shell␣sac

12 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

as␣hell cashel Cashel Cellas chelas Hasell Hellas laches Laches sachel Schall Schell

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

Shellam

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

shell-lac shell␣sac

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