Hyphenation of shell

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shell

Definitions of shell:

1.
Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile
Fired from a large gun
2.
The material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
3.
Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
4.
The hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
5.
The exterior covering of a bird's egg
6.
A rigid covering that envelops an object
The satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice
7.
A very light narrow racing boat
8.
The housing or outer covering of something
The clock has a walnut case
9.
A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
10.
The hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
11.
Use explosives on
The enemy has been shelling us all day
12.
Create by using explosives
Blast a passage through the mountain
13.
Fall out of the pod or husk
The corn shelled
14.
Hit the pitches of hard and regularly
He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
15.
Look for and collect shells by the seashore
16.
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
17.
Remove from its shell or outer covering
Shell the legumes Shell mussels
18.
Remove the husks from
Husk corn

Synonyms of shell:

noun ammunition, ammo
nounanimal material
noun carapace, cuticle, exoskeleton
noun hull
noun eggshell, covering, natural covering, cover
noun covering, natural covering, cover
nounracing shell, racing boat
noun case, casing, housing
noun plate, scale, shield
noun covering, natural covering, cover
verb blast, bombard, bomb
verb emerge
verb hit
verb gather
verb beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish, get the better of, overcome, defeat
verb remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb husk, remove, take, take away, withdraw

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