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SHELL





Definition:

  1. [noun] ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

  2. [noun] the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

  3. [noun] hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
    Synonyms: carapace, cuticle

  4. [noun] the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

  5. [noun] the exterior covering of a bird's egg
    Synonyms: egg

  6. [noun] a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"

  7. [noun] a very light narrow racing boat
    Synonyms: racing

  8. [noun] the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
    Synonyms: case, casing

  9. [noun] a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
    Synonyms: plate, scale

  10. [noun] the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

  11. [verb] use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
    Synonyms: blast

  12. [verb] fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"

  13. [verb] hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

  14. [verb] look for and collect shells by the seashore

  15. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish

  16. [verb] remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"

  17. [verb] remove the husks from; "husk corn"
    Synonyms: husk

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