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shell

/ shell /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
fall out of the pod or husk
"The corn shelled"
Type of:
emerge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
hit the pitches of hard and regularly
"He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
Type of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
look for and collect shells by the seashore
Type of:
gather
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
remove from its shell or outer covering
"shell the legumes"
"shell mussels"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
pod
Derived:
sheller
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
Type of:
animal material
Kinds of:
mother-of-pearl nacre
Has parts:
carapace cuticle
noun Sense 6
the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
Type of:
hull
Kinds of:
nutshell
Derived:
husk
noun Sense 7
the exterior covering of a bird''s egg
Type of:
covering natural covering cover
Has parts:
egg eggs
noun Sense 8
a rigid covering that envelops an object
"the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
Type of:
covering natural covering cover
noun Sense 9
a very light narrow racing boat
Type of:
racing boat
Kinds of:
racing skiff single shell scull
noun Sense 10
the housing or outer covering of something
"the clock has a walnut case"
Type of:
housing
Kinds of:
boot gearbox gear case jacket
Has parts:
grandfather clock longcase clock
Derived:
encase incase case
noun Sense 11
the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
Type of:
covering natural covering cover
Kinds of:
scallop shell oyster shell phragmocone phragmacone seashell
noun Sense 12
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
Type of:
ammunition ammo
Kinds of:
artillery shell shotgun shell shrapnel tank shell whizbang
Derived:
blast
verb Sense 13
use explosives on
"The enemy has been shelling us all day"
Type of:
bombard bomb
Kinds of:
crump
Derived:
barrage barrage fire battery bombardment shelling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 14
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Type of:
exoskeleton
Kinds of:
cuticula
Has parts:
mollusk mollusc shellfish
verb Sense 15
remove the husks from
"husk corn"
Type of:
remove take take away
Derived:
chaff husk shuck stalk straw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 16
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Type of:
shield
Kinds of:
armor plate armour plate armor plating plate armor plate armour
verb Sense 17
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"
Type of:
get the better of overcome defeat
Kinds of:
outpoint outscore walk over eliminate worst
Derived:
conqueror vanquisher thrashing walloping debacle
Verb group:
outwit overreach outsmart outfox beat
Entails:
win
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
100
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

emerge hit gather remove take take away pod animal material mother-of-pearl nacre hull nutshell