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Exact Match:

shell

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

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

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

a very light narrow racing boat

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

the exterior covering of a bird's egg

the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

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

look for and collect shells by the seashore

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

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

Synonyms:

• Eustachian tube,
• L,
• R,
• acting area,
• aim at,
• alveolation,
• alveolus,
• ante up,
• antrum,
• anvil,
• apron,
• apron stage,
• armadillo shell,
• armature,
• armor,
• armor plate,
• armpit,
• atom,
• atomic model,
• attack,
• auditory apparatus,
• auditory canal,
• auditory meatus,
• auditory nerve,
• auditory ossicles,
• auditory tube,
• auricle,
• backstage,
• ball,
• ball cartridge,
• band shell,
• bandstand,
• bar shot,
• bark,
• barrage,
• basilar membrane,
• basin,
• bird shot,
• blank cartridge,
• blast,
• blitz,
• board,
• body armor,
• bomb,
• bombard,
• bony labyrinth,
• border,
• bowl,
• bran,
• bridge,
• buckler,
• buckshot,
• bullet,
• bulletproof vest,
• cadre,
• cannon,
• cannon shot,
• cannonade,
• cannonball,
• capsule,
• cartouche,
• cartridge,
• case,
• case shot,
• casement,
• casing,
• cauliflower ear,
• cavity,
• chaff,
• chain armor,
• chain mail,
• chassis,
• chitin,
• chiton,
• circumference,
• clam shell,
• coat of mail,
• cochlea,
• cockleshell,
• cocoa shell,
• commence firing,
• concave,
• concavity,
• conch,
• concha,
• corn shuck,
• cornhusk,
• cortex,
• coulisse,
• covering,
• cowrie,
• crater,
• crossbar shot,
• crust,
• crypt,
• cup,
• decorticate,
• depression,
• dip,
• disburse,
• dish out,
• dock,
• doorframe,
• dressing room,
• drumhead,
• duck shot,
• dumdum bullet,
• ear,
• ear lobe,
• eardrum,
• eggshell,
• elytron,
• endolymph,
• enfilade,
• envelope,
• epidermis,
• episperm,
• eschar,
• excorticate,
• expanding bullet,
• expend,
• exterior,
• external,
• external ear,
• externals,
• fabric,
• facade,
• face,
• facet,
• fire a volley,
• fire at,
• fire upon,
• flies,
• fly floor,
• fly gallery,
• fold,
• follicle,
• forestage,
• fork out,
• frame,
• framework,
• framing,
• fringe,
• front,
• funnel chest,
• fusillade,
• give out,
• grape,
• grapeshot,
• greenroom,
• grid,
• gridiron,
• habergeon,
• hammer,
• hand out,
• hand over,
• harness,
• hauberk,
• hole,
• hollow,
• hollow shell,
• hull,
• husk,
• incrustation,
• incus,
• inner ear,
• integument,
• ion,
• jacket,
• lacuna,
• langrel shot,
• lattice,
• latticework,
• lay out,
• lightboard,
• limpet,
• lineaments,
• lobe,
• lobule,
• lorica,
• lorication,
• lug,
• mail,
• malleus,
• manstopping bullet,
• mastoid process,
• middle ear,
• mortar,
• needles,
• nuclear atom,
• nuclide,
• nutshell,
• open fire,
• open up on,
• orchestra,
• orchestra pit,
• organ of Corti,
• outer ear,
• outer face,
• outer layer,
• outer side,
• outer skin,
• outline,
• outside,
• oval window,
• oyster shell,
• palea,
• panoply,
• pastry shell,
• pay out,
• peel,
• pellet,
• pepper,
• performing area,
• pericarp,
• perilymph,
• periphery,
• periwinkle,
• picture frame,
• piecrust,
• pinna,
• pit,
• planetary shell,
• plate,
• plate armor,
• pocket,
• pod,
• pop at,
• projectile,
• proscenium,
• proscenium stage,
• protective covering,
• punch bowl,
• rake,
• rifle ball,
• rind,
• round shot,
• round window,
• sash,
• scab,
• scale,
• scallop,
• scoop,
• scute,
• scutum,
• sea shell,
• secondary eardrum,
• semicircular canals,
• shell out,
• shield,
• shoot,
• shoot at,
• shot,
• shrapnel,
• shuck,
• sink,
• sinus,
• skeleton,
• skin,
• slough,
• slug,
• snipe,
• snipe at,
• socket,
• spend,
• spines,
• split shot,
• stage,
• stage left,
• stage right,
• stalactite,
• stalagmite,
• stapes,
• stirrup,
• strafe,
• subshell,
• suit of armor,
• superficies,
• superstratum,
• surface,
• switchboard,
• tagged atom,
• take aim at,
• test,
• testa,
• the boards,
• thick skin,
• top,
• torpedo,
• tracer,
• tracer atom,
• trough,
• tympanic cavity,
• tympanic membrane,
• tympanum,
• valence shell,
• vestibule,
• vug,
• whelk,
• window case,
• window frame,
• wings,
• winkle,
• zero in on