Definition of shell | What does shell mean?
What is the definition of the word SHELL?
Here is a list of definitions for shell.
- ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
- the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
- a very light narrow racing boat
- the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
What are the verbs of the word SHELL?
Here is a list of definitions for shell.
- use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
- create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain"
- fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
- hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
- look for and collect shells by the seashore
- 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"
- remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
- remove the husks from; "husk corn"
What are the synonyms of the word SHELL?
What is another word for SHELL?. Here is a list of synonyms for SHELL
Words beginning with SHELL?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with SHELL.
- shellycoats
- shellycoat
- shelly
- shellworks
- shellwork
- shellshocks
- shellshocked
- shellshock
- shells
- shellproof
- shellings
- shelling
- shellinesses
- shelliness
- shelliest
- shellier
- shellfuls
- shellful
- shellfishes
- shellfishery
- shellfisheries
- shellfish
- shellfires
- shellfire
- shellers
- sheller
- shelled
- shellducks
- shellduck
- shelldrakes
- shelldrake
- shellcrackers
- shellcracker
- shellbound
- shellbarks
- shellbark
- shellbacks
- shellback
- shellacs
- shellacks
- shellackings
- shellacking
- shellacked
- shellack
- shellac
- shell
In which dictionaries does the word shell exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes