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Defenition of the word shell

    • Defenition of the word shell

      • A hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk.
      • To end in success a struggle or contest.
      • What covers on the outside, for example, a package or a box.
      • An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions.
      • use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
      • hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
      • a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
      • having a shell or or containing shell; "shell marl"
      • the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
      • cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
      • a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
      • the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
      • the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
      • the outer covering or housing of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
      • the exterior covering of a bird's egg
      • take something out of its shell or pod, such as peas or beans
      • a very light narrow racing boat
      • ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
      • the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
      • the exterior covering of a bird''s egg
      • remove the husks from; "husk corn"
      • remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
      • 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"
      • look for and collect shells by the seashore
      • hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
      • fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
      • the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
      • the housing or outer covering of something
      • a rigid covering that envelops an object
      • remove the husks from
      • remove from its shell or outer covering
      • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
      • use explosives on
      • hit the pitches of hard and regularly
      • fall out of the pod or husk
      • create by using explosives

    Synonyms for the word shell

      • armor
      • blast
      • bomb
      • bombard
      • carapace
      • carcass
      • case
      • casing
      • covering
      • crust
      • defense
      • eggshell
      • explosive
      • fire at
      • husk
      • missile
      • mortar
      • open fire on
      • plate
      • pod
      • racing shell
      • remains
      • scale
      • shield
      • shoot at
      • shoot down
      • skeleton
      • skin
      • strafe

    Similar words in the shell

      • shell
      • shell's
      • shellac
      • shellacked
      • shellacking
      • shellacs
      • shelled
      • sheller
      • shelley
      • shelley's
      • shellfish
      • shellfish's
      • shellfishes
      • shelling
      • shelly
      • shelly's

    Meronymys for the word shell

      • arthropod
      • egg
      • eggs
      • grandfather clock
      • longcase clock
      • mollusc
      • mollusk
      • shell
      • shellfish
      • sliding seat
      • turtle

    Hyponyms for the word shell

      • armor plate
      • armor plating
      • armour plate
      • artillery shell
      • bat
      • best
      • boot
      • cheat
      • checkmate
      • chicane
      • chouse
      • clamshell
      • clobber
      • cream
      • crump
      • cuticula
      • drub
      • eggshell
      • eliminate
      • exceed
      • gear box
      • gear case
      • gearbox
      • get over
      • get the best
      • get the jump
      • have the best
      • horseshoe
      • immobilise
      • immobilize
      • jacket
      • jockey
      • lick
      • master
      • mate
      • mop up
      • mother-of-pearl
      • nacre
      • nutshell
      • outdo
      • outfight
      • outflank
      • outgo
      • outmatch
      • outperform
      • outplay
      • outpoint
      • outscore
      • outstrip
      • overcome
      • overmaster
      • overpower
      • overwhelm
      • oyster shell
      • phragmacone
      • phragmocone
      • pip
      • plate armor
      • plate armour
      • pod
      • racing skiff
      • rack up
      • rout
      • scallop shell
      • scoop
      • screw
      • scull
      • seashell
      • shaft
      • shell plating
      • shoe
      • shotgun shell
      • shrapnel
      • single shell
      • spread-eagle
      • spreadeagle
      • subdue
      • surmount
      • surpass
      • tank shell
      • thrash
      • tortoiseshell
      • trump
      • valve
      • walk over
      • whip
      • whizbang
      • whizbang shell
      • whizzbang
      • whomp
      • worst

    Hypernyms for the word shell

      • ammo
      • ammunition
      • animal material
      • bomb
      • bombard
      • cover
      • covering
      • create
      • defeat
      • emerge
      • exoskeleton
      • gather
      • get the better of
      • hit
      • housing
      • hull
      • make
      • natural covering
      • overcome
      • racing boat
      • remove
      • scute
      • shield
      • take
      • take away
      • withdraw

    Idioms for the word shell

      • shell game
      • shell suit
      • shell out
      • shell script
      • come out of one's shell

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