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Noun
shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
natural covering, covering, cover the act of protecting something by covering it
valve one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
valve one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
scallop shell a shell of a scallop
oyster shell a shell of an oyster
phragmacone, phragmocone the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite
seashell the shell of a marine organism
shell - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
ammo, ammunition projectiles to be fired from a gun
artillery shell a shell fired by artillery
shotgun shell a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns
shrapnel shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
tank shell a shell fired by the cannon on a tank
shell - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
case, casing
housing structures collectively in which people are housed
grandfather clock, longcase clock a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
boot a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
gear box, gear case, gearbox the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed
shell - the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
hull the frame or body of ship
shell - a very light narrow racing boat
racing shell
racing boat a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
racing skiff, single shell a shell for a single oarsman
scull a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
shell - the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
animal material material derived from animals
carapace, cuticle, shield, shell hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
shell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg
eggshell
natural covering, covering, cover the act of protecting something by covering it
shell - a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
shell - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
carapace, cuticle, shield
scute large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
mollusc, mollusk, shellfish invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
arthropod invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
turtle any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
cuticula the outer body wall of an insect
shell - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
plate, scale
shield armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
horseshoe, shoe U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

Verb
shell - remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
pod produce pods, of plants
shell - look for and collect shells by the seashore
gather conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"
shell - fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
emerge come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"
shell - hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish
win be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
get the better of, defeat, overcome win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
outscore, outpoint score more points than one's opponents
walk over beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"
eliminate kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
worst, mop up, pip, rack up, whip defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
whomp beat overwhelmingly
get the best, have the best, overcome overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
spreadeagle, rout, spread-eagle cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
get the jump be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"
chouse, chicane, shaft, jockey, cheat, screw equip with a shaft
outwit, outfox, outsmart, overreach, circumvent, beat beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
outgo, outmatch, outperform, outdo, outstrip, exceed, surmount, surpass get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
get over, master, overcome, surmount, subdue to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"
best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
outfight to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"
overmaster, overpower, overwhelm overcome by superior force
checkmate, mate place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
immobilise, immobilize cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
outplay excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"
drub, clobber, lick, bat, cream, thrash strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
shell - use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
blast
bomb, bombard direct high energy particles or radiation against
crump explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
shell - remove the husks from; "husk corn"
husk
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
shell - create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain"
blast
create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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Substantiv
shell - The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
shell - The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
shell - The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
shell - The covering, or outside part, of a nut.
shell - A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume.
shell - Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.
shell - The conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" carapace of a tortoise or turtle.
shell - The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.
shell - The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
shell - The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
shell - A hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scattered at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
shell - The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
shell - Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
shell - A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.
shell - A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.
shell - A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
shell - The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.
shell - An engraved copper roller used in print works.
shell - The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.
shell - The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
shell - A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.
shell - An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter.
shell - A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
shell - An emaciated person.
shell - A psychological barrier to social interaction.
shell - A legal entity that has no operations.

Verb
shell - To remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller.
shell - To bombard, to fire projectiles at.
shell - To disburse or give up money, to pay. Often used with out.
shell - To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
shell - To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • shell
    A hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk.
  • shell
    To end in success a struggle or contest.
  • shell
    What covers on the outside, for example, a package or a box.
  • shell
    An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) shell
  • Presens: shell / shells
  • Preteritum: shelled
  • Perfektum: (have) shelled

Substantiv

  • Entall: shell
  • Flertall: shells

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