shell
shell
ʃel
shel
/ʃɛl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "shell"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāϏ

the hard protective case or covering of some animals such as a snail, mussel, crab, or turtle
shell definition and meaning
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āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϤ⧁āϜ

a component of ammunition that is loaded into a firearm, including a casing or a hull, gunpowder, a primer, and a projectile
shell definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the battle, the ground was littered with empty shells, evidence of the fierce exchange of fire.
āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĨ¤
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āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž

a type of pasta shaped like small, hollow shells, often used to hold fillings or sauce
shell definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used the large shells to make a stuffed pasta recipe.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻĢāĻĄ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āϰ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļ⧇āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāϏ

the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
05

āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ–ā§‹āϞ

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
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āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŽ

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
07

āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹

the external structure of a vehicle or building, particularly when the inside parts are severely damaged by fire, etc. or are still under construction
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āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻļ⧇āϞ

a very light narrow racing boat
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āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ•

a rigid covering that envelops an object
10

āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ•

the outer part of an egg, nut or seed that is hard
11

āĻ–ā§‹āϞ, āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ

the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
01

āĻŦā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use explosives on a target
Transitive: to shell an enemy or their position
to shell definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the siege, the castle was shelled with catapults and cannons.
āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧋āϧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻ—āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāĻĒ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to remove the outer covering from something, often to access what is inside
Transitive: to shell food ingredients
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He shelled the walnuts for baking the cake.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϕ⧇āĻ• āĻŦ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻ–āϰ⧋āϟ āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŦā§€āϜ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to remove the kernels or seeds from the cob, ear, or husk of grains like corn, wheat, or oats
Transitive: to shell grain
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The machine shells oats efficiently, removing the grain from the husk.
āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ“āϟ āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝāϕ⧇ āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϧāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to defeat or dominate someone decisively
Transitive: to shell an opponent
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the championship match, they shelled their competitors with a crushing victory.
āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻŦā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to hit the ball very effectively and score many runs against a pitcher
Transitive: to shell a pitcher
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They shelled the starting pitcher so badly that the coach had to pull him out early.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻāϤ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āϚ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ• āϕ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to collect seashells from the beach or shoreline
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They shell whenever they visit the coast, enjoying the peace of the ocean.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cast off or remove the shell, exterior covering, or husk
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After ripening, the beans shelled easily, spilling out of their pods.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻļāĻŋāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧁āρāϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏ⧇āĨ¤
01

āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ, āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ

referring to a company that is allegedly involved in or created for illegal activities, often used as a front or cover to conceal illicit operations
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The shell company was accused of being a front for tax evasion schemes.
āĻļ⧇āϞ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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