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noun (plural shells) |
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1. covering of turtle or crab: the hard protective outer covering of turtles, crabs, and other mollusks and crustaceans, or the calcium-based material this covering is made of
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2. covering of insect's body: the hard outer covering exoskeleton of an insect's body
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3. covering of egg: the hard or tough protective outer covering of the eggs of birds, reptiles, and a few mammals
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4. outer covering of nut: the hard or fibrous protective outer covering of some seeds and fruits such as nuts
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5. protective casing: a hard casing or covering that protects or holds its contents, e.g. a sunglasses case
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6. construction framework of building: the basic framework of a building, especially while under construction or after damage by fire
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7. nautical hull of ship: the outer hull of a ship
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8. cooking pastry case: a casing of pastry that has a filling put into it
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9. something hollow or empty: an external form that contains nothing
  a mere shell of her former self
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10. reserved manner: a reserved manner behind which a shy person hides feelings or thoughts
eventually came out of her shell and joined in
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11. arms large explosive projectile: an explosive projectile fired from a large-bore gun such as a field gun or tank gun
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12. arms gun cartridge: a piece of ammunition fired by a gun, especially a shotgun cartridge, which holds the shot and explosive powder
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13. industry firework cartridge: the cartridge that forms the outside of a firework and contains the explosive powder
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14. U.S. household small glass: a small beer glass
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15. dress unlined jacket: an unlined, usually lightweight jacket
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16. U.S. dress sleeveless blouse: a sleeveless blouse or sweater for a woman
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17. business
Same as shell company
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18. rowing narrow racing boat: a narrow light boat used for racing, rowed by one or more persons
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19. physics group of electrons in similar orbits: a group of electrons with the same principal quantum number that orbit the nucleus of an atom
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20. comput command program: a computer program that simplifies the interface between a user and the operating system by allowing the user to pick from a set of menus instead of entering commands
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verb (past and past participle shelled, present participle shell·ing, 3rd person present singular shells) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb take something out of shell: to take something out of a shell, or be taken out of a shell
shell peas
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2. transitive and intransitive verb separate kernels from cob: to separate kernels from a cob, or be separated from a cob
shell sweet corn
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3. transitive and intransitive verb military bombard target: to fire artillery shells at something
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4. intransitive verb flake off: to fall off in thin scales
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5. intransitive verb collect seashells: to look for and gather shells at the seashore
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6. transitive verb baseball make many hits against: in baseball, to make many hits against an opposing pitcher and score many runs
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| [ Old English scell< Germanic] |
