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Shell

ʃɛl

Shell definitions
noun
shell shells
  1. the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean

    "cowrie shells"

    carapace outside exterior
    • the thin outer covering of an animal's egg, which is hard and fragile in that of a bird but leathery in that of a reptile
    • the outer case of a nut kernel or seed

      "peanuts roasted in their shells"

    • the carapace of a tortoise, turtle, or terrapin
    • the wing cases of a beetle
    • the integument of an insect pupa or chrysalis
    • used with reference to a state of shyness or introversion

      "she'll soon come out of her shell with the right encouragement"

  2. an explosive artillery projectile or bomb

    "the sound of the shell passing over, followed by the explosion"

    projectile bomb
    • a hollow metal or paper case used as a container for fireworks, explosives, or cartridges
    • a cartridge
  3. something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case

    "pasta shells"

    • the walls of an unfinished or gutted building or other structure

      "the hotel was a shell, the roof having collapsed completely"

    • an outer form without substance

      "he was a shell of the man he had been previously"

  4. the metal framework of a vehicle body
    framework frame chassis skeleton basic structure
  5. a light racing boat
  6. an inner or roughly made coffin
  7. the hand guard of a sword
  8. each of a set of orbitals around the nucleus of an atom, occupied or able to be occupied by electrons of similar energies

    "in a multi-electron atom, the lowest energy shells fill up first"

verb
shell shelled shelling shells
  1. bombard with shells

    "several villages north of the security zone were shelled"

    bombard fire on open fire on shoot at attack pound bomb blitz strafe
    • score heavily against (an opposing pitcher or team)

      "Williams got shelled in the next inning"

  2. remove the shell or pod from (a nut or seed)

    "they were shelling peas"

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