eng: shell

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Meaning
means	(noun) ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun shell
means	(noun) the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals shell
means	(noun) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles shell, shield, carapace, cuticle
means	(noun) the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts shell
means	(noun) the exterior covering of a bird's egg shell, eggshell
means	(noun) a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice" shell
means	(noun) a very light narrow racing boat racing shell, shell
means	(noun) the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" shell, casing, case
means	(noun) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) scale, plate, shell
means	(noun) the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod shell
means	(verb) use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" blast, shell
means	(verb) create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain" shell, blast
means	(verb) fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled" shell
means	(verb) hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning" shell
means	(verb) look for and collect shells by the seashore shell
means	(verb) come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" crush, vanquish, beat out, trounce, shell, beat
means	(verb) remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels" shell
means	(verb) remove the husks from; "husk corn" shell, husk
means	c/Grenades
means	e/Command shells

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eng: shell

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