Word Information

Shell

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
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Definitions for Shell

noun
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile
Examples
  1. fired from a large gun
noun
the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
noun
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Synonyms
carapace cuticle shield
noun
the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
noun
the exterior covering of a bird's egg
Synonyms
eggshell
noun
a rigid covering that envelops an object
Examples
  1. the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice
noun
a very light narrow racing boat
Synonyms
racing shell
noun
the housing or outer covering of something
Synonyms
case casing
Examples
  1. the clock has a walnut case
noun
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Synonyms
plate scale
noun
the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
verb
use explosives on
Synonyms
blast
Examples
  1. The enemy has been shelling us all day
verb
create by using explosives
Synonyms
blast
Examples
  1. blast a passage through the mountain
verb
fall out of the pod or husk
Examples
  1. The corn shelled
verb
hit the pitches of hard and regularly
Examples
  1. He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
verb
look for and collect shells by the seashore
verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Synonyms
beat beat out crush trounce vanquish
Examples
  1. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
  2. We beat the competition
  3. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
verb
remove from its shell or outer covering
Examples
  1. shell the legumes
  2. shell mussels
verb
remove the husks from
Synonyms
husk
Examples
  1. husk corn

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