SHELL

/ʃɛl/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 9

Definition

verb use explosives on. — synonyms: blast
verb create by using explosives. — synonyms: blast
verb fall out of the pod or husk.
verb hit the pitches of hard and regularly.
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
verb remove from its shell or outer covering.
verb remove the husks from. — synonyms: husk
noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile.
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.
noun a very light narrow racing boat. — synonyms: racing_shell
noun the housing or outer covering of something. — synonyms: case, casing
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.

“The restaurant served caramelized onion shells.”
“The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell.”
“The setback left him a mere shell; he was never the same again.”