Shell | Mean of shell in English Dictionary
/ˈʃɛl/
- Noun
- the hard outer covering of an animal, insect, etc., that protects it
- a turtle's shell
- the shell of a crab
- We collected shells at the beach.
- jewelry made of shell
- the hard outer covering of an egg
- broken shells
- a piece of shell
- the hard outer covering of a nut, fruit, or seed
- a coconut shell
- pieces of walnut shell
- something (such as pasta) that is shaped like a shell
- We're going to have stuffed shells for dinner.
- the hard outer structure of a building, car, airplane, etc.
- the shell of an unfinished house
- the shell of an airplane
- The building was just a bombed-out shell.
- a hard or crisp piece of bread, dough, etc., that is used to hold a filling
- a pastry/pie shell
- taco/tortilla shells
- a metal case that is filled with an explosive and that is shot from a cannon
- mortar shells
- a metal tube that you put into a gun and that holds an explosive and a bullet
- The police found several spent shells at the scene of the shooting.
- Verb
- to remove the shell or outer covering of (something)
- shell peanuts/peas
- to shoot shells at (someone or something) using large guns
- They shelled the enemy troops.
- The town was shelled during the battle.
- to score heavily against (a pitcher) in baseball
- He was shelled in the second inning.
- to pay a large amount of money for something
- I'm going to have to shell out for these shoes.
- He shelled out $400 for the tickets.