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shell
noun
1 bot the hard protective structure covering the seed or fruit of some plants.
2 zool the hard protective structure covering the body of certain animals, especially shellfish, snails and tortoises.
3 the hard protective structure covering an egg.
4 the empty covering of eg a shellfish, found on the seashore.
5 any hard protective cover.
6 a round of ammunition for a large-bore gun, eg a mortar.
7 a shotgun cartridge.
8 an empty framework or outer case, especially the early stages of construction or the undestroyed remains of something, eg a building.
9 comput a program that acts as an interface between an operating system and the user.
10 a type of light racing boat.
verb (shelled , shelling )
1 to remove the shell from something.
2 to bombard with (eg mortar) shells They shelled the city all night .
[Anglo-Saxon scell ]
shell-like adjective .
shelly adjective .
come out of one's shell to cease to be shy and reticent.
shell out or shell out for something colloq to pay out (money) or spend (money) on it I had to shell out a fortune for it .
noun
1 bot the hard protective structure covering the seed or fruit of some plants.
2 zool the hard protective structure covering the body of certain animals, especially shellfish, snails and tortoises.
3 the hard protective structure covering an egg.
4 the empty covering of eg a shellfish, found on the seashore.
5 any hard protective cover.
6 a round of ammunition for a large-bore gun, eg a mortar.
7 a shotgun cartridge.
8 an empty framework or outer case, especially the early stages of construction or the undestroyed remains of something, eg a building.
9 comput a program that acts as an interface between an operating system and the user.
10 a type of light racing boat.
verb (shelled , shelling )
1 to remove the shell from something.
2 to bombard with (eg mortar) shells They shelled the city all night .
[Anglo-Saxon scell ]
shell-like adjective .
shelly adjective .
come out of one's shell to cease to be shy and reticent.
shell out or shell out for something colloq to pay out (money) or spend (money) on it I had to shell out a fortune for it .
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