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Noun she ll has 10 senses
- shell - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
--1 is a kind of ammunition, ammo
--1 has particulars:
- shell - the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
--2 is a kind of animal material
--2 is a substance of carapace, shell, cuticle
--2 has particulars: mother-of-pearl, nacre
- carapace, shell, cuticle - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
--3 is a kind of exoskeleton
--3 is a part of mollusk, mollusc, shellfish; arthropod; turtle
--3 has substances: shell
--3 has particulars: cuticula
- shell - the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
--4 is a kind of hull
--4 has particulars: nutshell
- shell, eggshell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg
--5 is a kind of covering, natural covering, cover
--5 is a part of egg, eggs
- shell - a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
--6 is a kind of covering, natural covering, cover
- shell, racing shell - a very light narrow racing boat
--7 is a kind of racing boat
--7 has parts: sliding seat
--7 has particulars: racing skiff, single shell; scull
- shell, case, casing - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
--8 is a kind of housing
--8 is a part of grandfather clock, longcase clock
--8 has particulars: boot; gearbox, gear case; jacket
- plate, scale, shell - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
--9 is a kind of shield
--9 has particulars:
- shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
--10 is a kind of covering, natural covering, cover
--10 has particulars:
Verb she ll has 7 senses
- blast, shell - use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
--1 is one way to bombard, bomb
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- shell - fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
--2 is one way to emerge
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- shell - hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
--3 is one way to hit
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- shell - look for and collect shells by the seashore
--4 is one way to gather
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- beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - 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"
--5 is one way to get the better of, overcome, defeat
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- shell - remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
--6 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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- husk, shell - remove the husks from; "husk corn"
--7 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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