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Synonyms for shell
ʃɛlshell
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Princeton's WordNet
shellnoun
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
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cuticle, racing shell, casing, case, eggshell, carapace, shield, scale, plateshellnoun
the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
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cuticle, racing shell, casing, case, eggshell, carapace, shield, scale, platecarapace, shell, cuticle, shieldnoun
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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casing, cuticle, racing shell, eggshell, case, epidermis, buckler, carapace, shield, scale, plateshellnoun
the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
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cuticle, racing shell, casing, case, eggshell, carapace, shield, scale, plateshell, eggshellnoun
the exterior covering of a bird's egg
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cuticle, racing shell, casing, case, eggshell, carapace, shield, scale, plateshellnoun
a rigid covering that envelops an object
"the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
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cuticle, racing shell, casing, case, eggshell, carapace, shield, scale, plateshell, racing shellnoun
a very light narrow racing boat
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cuticle, racing shell, casing, case, eggshell, carapace, shield, scale, plateshell, case, casingnoun
the housing or outer covering of something
"the clock has a walnut case"
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cuticle, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, eccentric, scale, guinea pig, event, fount, plate, casing, character, pillowcase, subject, example, cause, racing shell, causa, slip, compositor's case, caseful, grammatical case, eggshell, face, showcase, carapace, vitrine, display case, shield, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, lawsuit, suitplate, scale, shellnoun
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
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scale leaf, scurf, cuticle, ordered series, exfoliation, graduated table, weighing machine, home base, case, racing shell, plateful, carapace, scale of measurement, dental plate, home, crustal plate, home plate, shield, musical scale, eggshell, denture, scale, casing, photographic plate, plate, collection plateshellverb
the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
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cuticle, racing shell, casing, case, eggshell, carapace, shield, scale, plateblast, shellverb
use explosives on
"The enemy has been shelling us all day"
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vanquish, shoot, knock down, beat, crush, crucify, blare, pillory, husk, nail, savage, trounce, boom, beat out, blast, smashblast, shellverb
create by using explosives
"blast a passage through the mountain"
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vanquish, shoot, knock down, beat, crush, crucify, blare, pillory, husk, nail, savage, trounce, boom, beat out, blast, smashshellverb
fall out of the pod or husk
"The corn shelled"
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beat, vanquish, crush, trounce, husk, beat out, blastshellverb
hit the pitches of hard and regularly
"He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
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beat, vanquish, crush, trounce, husk, beat out, blastshellverb
look for and collect shells by the seashore
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beat, vanquish, crush, trounce, husk, beat out, blastbeat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquishverb
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"
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tucker out, reproof, wash up, chide, thump out, mystify, pound, tap out, lash, mash, call on the carpet, ticktack, reprimand, pulsate, amaze, thump, flog, smash, stick, beat up, beat, trounce, outfox, thrum, husk, jam, slash, berate, lecture, strap, dumbfound, stupefy, exhaust, overreach, flap, rag, crush, blast, oppress, outwit, bewilder, dress down, squelch, squeeze, scramble, remonstrate, flummox, vanquish, get, perplex, whip, outsmart, baffle, jaw, rebuke, pose, vex, call down, suppress, lambast, circumvent, work over, chew up, bunk, gravel, drum, squash, chew out, take to task, welt, break down, puzzle, lather, bawl out, quiver, tucker, lambaste, demolish, ticktock, beat out, have words, scold, tick, nonplusshellverb
remove from its shell or outer covering
"shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
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beat, vanquish, crush, trounce, husk, beat out, blasthusk, shellverb
remove the husks from
"husk corn"
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beat out, beat, blast, trounce, crush, vanquish, husk
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
shellnoun
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case, capsule, outer coveringshellnoun
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bomb, hollow ballshellnoun
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frame-workshellnoun
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lyre, stringed instrumentshellverb
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take out of the shell, strip the shell from, hullshellverb
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bombardshellverb
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
shellnoun
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shuck, putamen, test, testa, episperm, spermodermAssociated words:
scleroid, enucleate, enucleation, inenucleableshellnoun
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armature, case, exoskeleton, shale, carapace, plastron, cockle, conch, periwinkle, cowrie, whelk, mitre shell, abilone shell, exuviae (cast-off), conchite (fossil)Associated words:
conchology, conchologist, malacology, testaceous, cockled, mollusk, conchiferous, conchiform conchometer, conchometry, crustacean, exuvial, exuviate, exuviation, loricata, bivalve, multivalve, univalveshellnoun
shellverb
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How to use shell in a sentence?
I went to reach down in the water to grab him behind his head on his shell and the line broke.
I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
The old me would have made up some kind of excuse and turned it down, but with my 'say yes' approach to life, I decided to go for it, this experience helped bring me out of my shell and has definitely contributed to my increased confidence.
I try to portray [ subjects ] in a way in which I feel to me represents their power and strength, whether it's an 89-year-old marathon runner or is a 22-year-old NFL MVP... I don't approach them any different, while the shell might be aged, the spirit is undaunted.
She did not talk to people as if they were strange hard shells she had to crack open to get inside. She talked as if she were already in the shell. In their very shell.
Translations for shell
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- صدفةArabic
- conquilla, consola, clovella, terminal, closca, conxa, bucCatalan, Valencian
- patrona, ulita, kostra, skořápka, krovka, válec, slupka, stín, šrapnel, krunýř, rezonátor, hlubotiskový, opláštění, lusk, nábojniceCzech
- shellDanish
- Eierschale, Schale, Granate, Hülle, Hülse, ShellGerman
- όστρακο, κέλυφος, κάψα, τύμπανο, κάλυκας, οβίδα, τερματικόGreek
- ŝelo, konko, karapacoEsperanto
- concha, cáscara, casquete, terminal, vaina, caparazón, descascarar, desvainar, bombardearSpanish
- koda, koor, kaun, granaat, kilp, munakoor, karp, kestEstonian
- صدف, لاک, پوکه, پوستهPersian
- ammus, kilpi, runko, laidoitus, kuori, kranaatti, komentorivi, varjo, palko, panssari, hylsy, pesä, komentotulkki, kuoriyhtiö, munankuori, törsätä, kuoriutua, pommittaa, kuoriaFinnish
- skelFaroese
- coquillage, coquille, cosse, obus, interpréteur de commandes, carapace, douille, coque, carcasse, couche, squelette, décortiquerFrench
- sliogánIrish
- cochallScottish Gaelic
- bleaystManx
- खोलHindi
- héj, kagyló, tojáshéj, teknőHungarian
- պատյան, կճեպ, արկ, խեցիArmenian
- kulit, tempurung, kerang, cangkang, selongsong, sisik, sayap kerasIndonesian
- skelIcelandic
- camicetta, guscio, carapace, placca, mallo, placca ossea, drusa, bossolo, blusa, top, conchiglia, esoscheletro, baccello, geode, granata, ogiva, bombardare, sborsare, sgranare, sgusciareItalian
- 莢, 殻, 甲羅, 空洞, シェル, 胴, 船体, 卵殻, 籾, 籾殻, 砲弾, 薬莢, 貝殻, 鞘翅, 剥く, 砲撃, 支払うJapanese
- ნიჟარა, ნაჭუჭიGeorgian
- SchuelLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pāpapa, anga, matā, kota, kōwhā, miriMāori
- petalaMalay
- schaal, eierschaal, shell, omhulsel, obus, lier, gebruikersomgeving, schulp, schelp, pellen, kraken, doppen, bombarderen, schillenDutch
- atsʼaʼNavajo, Navaho
- powłoka, powłoka walencyjnaPolish
- casca, vagem, concha, cartuchoPortuguese
- hephq'ayQuechua
- cochilie, scoică, carapaceRomanian
- скорлупа, панцирь, боб, стручок, снаряд, раковина, гильза, оболочка, ракушкаRussian
- skálžuNorthern Sami
- шко̑љка, škȏljkaSerbo-Croatian
- oklep, strok, školjka, lupina, luščinaSlovene
- skal, shell, kommandotolk, äggskal, skalbolag, fjäll, plåt, tolk, bomba, beskjuta, skala, bombardera, ömsaSwedish
- กระดองThai
- kabukTurkish
- vỏVietnamese
- 貝殼Chinese
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