shell

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• February 10. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  the exterior covering of a bird's egg

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  a very light narrow racing boat

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — noun — english

  the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — verb — english

  use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — verb — english

  create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — verb — english

  fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — verb — english

  hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — verb — english

  look for and collect shells by the seashore

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — verb — english

  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"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — verb — english

  remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shell — verb — english

  remove the husks from; "husk corn"