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Sounds | sheh'l |
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Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle, barbell, bel / Bel, and 89 more rhymes in ehl at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile. Fired from a large gun. |
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Narrower | artillery shell; shotgun shell; shrapnel; tank shell; whizbang, whizzbang |
Broader | ammunition, ammo |
Verbs | shell |
Meaning | The material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals. |
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Narrower | mother-of-pearl, nacre |
Broader | animal material |
Substance of | carapace, shell, cuticle |
Verbs | shell |
Meaning | Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles. |
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Synonyms | carapace, cuticle |
Part of | turtle; arthropod; mollusk, mollusc, shellfish |
Narrower | cuticula |
Broader | exoskeleton |
Substances | shell |
Meaning | The hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts. |
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Narrower | nutshell |
Broader | hull |
Verbs | shell; shell; shell |
Meaning | The exterior covering of a bird's egg. |
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Synonyms | eggshell |
Part of | egg, eggs |
Broader | covering, natural covering, cover |
Meaning | A rigid covering that envelops an object. |
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Examples | "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice" |
Broader | covering, natural covering, cover |
Meaning | A very light narrow racing boat. |
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Synonyms | racing shell |
Parts | sliding seat |
Narrower | racing skiff, single shell; scull |
Broader | racing boat |
Meaning | The housing or outer covering of something. |
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Synonyms | case, casing |
Part of | grandfather clock, longcase clock |
Narrower | boot; gearbox, gear case; jacket |
Broader | housing |
Meaning | A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners). |
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Synonyms | plate, scale |
Narrower | armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour; horseshoe, shoe; shell plating |
Broader | shield |
Meaning | The hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc. |
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Narrower | scallop shell; oyster shell; phragmocone, phragmacone; seashell; clamshell |
Broader | covering, natural covering, cover |
Verbs | shell; shell |
Meaning | Use explosives on. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "The enemy has been shelling us all day" |
Synonyms | blast |
Narrower | crump |
Broader | bombard, bomb |
Nouns | shell; shelling |
Meaning | Fall out of the pod or husk. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "The corn shelled" |
Broader | emerge |
Nouns | shell |
Meaning | Hit the pitches of hard and regularly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning" |
Broader | hit |
Meaning | Look for and collect shells by the seashore. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Broader | gather |
Nouns | shell; shell |
Meaning | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Synonyms | beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish |
Entails | win |
Narrower | outpoint, outscore; walk over; eliminate; worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up; whomp; spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout; get the jump; cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey; surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform; outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop; outfight; overpower, overmaster, overwhelm; checkmate, mate; immobilize, immobilise; outplay; bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick |
Broader | get the better of, overcome, defeat |
Similar to | outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent |
Meaning | Remove from its shell or outer covering. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels" |
Narrower | pod |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
Nouns | sheller; shell; shell |
Meaning | Remove the husks from. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | husk |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
Nouns | shell |