Shell | Mean of shell in English Dictionary

/ˈʃɛl/

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

Những từ liên quan với SHELL

hull, skin, shard, skeleton, crust, chassis, husk, carapace, framework, nut
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