shell

v. bombard, barrage with explosives; remove a shell from; remove from a shell; come out of a shell; collect seashells

n. hard outer covering of certain organisms; hard outer covering; hollow tube containing explosives; reserved attitude which conceals one's inner self; software which provides a convenient user interface for the operating system (Computers)

Shell may refer to:Animal shell, including sea shells, such as those of molluscs, turtles, and insects Gastropod shell, animal shell of gastropodsEggshell, the outer covering of a hard-shelled eggAny more or less hollow surface covering, including:Shell (projectile), a projectile which carries an explosive payloadShell (theater), a curved surface for reflecting and focusing soundRacing shell, a rowed watercraftThin-shell structure, a method of building constructionIn science and mathematics:Shell (mathematics), a ring-like algebraic structureElectron shell, describing the structure of electron configuration in atomsElectron shells in atomic physicsOn shell and off shell, in quantum field theory
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Noun
1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
(hypernym) ammunition, ammo
(hyponym) artillery shell
(derivation) blast
2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
(hypernym) animal material
(hyponym) mother-of-pearl, nacre
(substance-holonym) carapace, cuticle
3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
(synonym) carapace, cuticle
(hypernym) exoskeleton
(hyponym) cuticula
(part-holonym) mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
4. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
(hypernym) hull
(hyponym) nutshell
(derivation) husk
5. the exterior covering of a bird's egg
(synonym) eggshell
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(part-holonym) egg, eggs
6. a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
7. a very light narrow racing boat
(synonym) racing shell
(hypernym) racing boat
(hyponym) racing skiff, single shell
(part-meronym) sliding seat
8. the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
(synonym) case, casing
(hypernym) housing
(hyponym) boot
(part-holonym) grandfather clock, longcase clock
9. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(synonym) plate, scale
(hypernym) shield
(hyponym) armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
10. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(hyponym) scallop shell
Verb
1. use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
(synonym) blast
(hypernym) bombard, bomb
(hyponym) crump
2. fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
(hypernym) emerge
3. hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
(hypernym) hit
4. look for and collect shells by the seashore
(hypernym) gather
5. 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"
(synonym) beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish
(hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat
(hyponym) outpoint, outscore
(entail) win
(verb-group) outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
6. remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) pod
7. remove the husks from; "husk corn"
(synonym) husk
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw

(n.)
A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one.
  

(n.)
A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.
  

(n.)
A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb.
  

(n.)
A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell.
  

(n.)
A pod.
  

(n.)
An engraved copper roller used in print works.
  

(n.)
An instrument of music, as a lyre, -- the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell.
  

(n.)
Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house.
  

(n.)
Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering.
  

(n.)
The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms.
  

(n.)
The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell.
  

(n.)
The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like.
  

(n.)
The hard covering of an egg.
  

(n.)
The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc.
  

(n.)
The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
  

(v. i.)
To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping.
  

(v. i.)
To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling.
  

(v. i.)
To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.
  

(v. t.)
To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.
  

(v. t.)
To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.