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.