shell

[US]/ʃel/
[UK]/ʃel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a hard outer covering or case; the exterior structure of something; a projectile fired from a gun
vi. to come off in scales or flakes; to set the position of a command-line interpreter
vt. to remove the outer covering; to bombard with artillery.

Phrases & Collocations

sea shell

shellfish

cylindrical shell

shell structure

in the shell

outer shell

spherical shell

shell element

shell side

shell thickness

egg shell

metal shell

coconut shell

shell out

steel shell

walnut shell

conical shell

shell fabric

shell plate

soft shell

tank shell

tortoise shell

Example Sentences

the shell of a walnut

they were shelling peas.

a creature with a shell-like carapace.

the patelliform shell of the limpet.

Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.

a shell screamed overhead.

Prentice had a word in somebody's shell-like.

spent the day shelling on Cape Cod.

had to shell out $500 in car repairs.

The sea cast up shells on the beach.

the shell impacted twenty yards away.

this weapon fired shells with pinpoint accuracy.

Real-world Examples

She sells sea shells on the seashore.

Source: Pronunciation: Basic Course in American English Pronunciation

I would like to have shelled shrimps with cashew nuts.

Source: Traveling Abroad Conversation Scenarios: Dining Edition

They found that the clam first contracts its shell.

Source: Science 60 Seconds Listening Compilation April 2014

The clock has several " protective shells."

Source: Intermediate American English by Lai Shih-Hsiung (Volume 2)

But they've been taken out their shells.

Source: Gourmet Base

He's saying there are occasionally shells that are still landing here.

Source: CNN Selected February 2015 Collection

They shut their shells immediately after detecting " dangerous" water.

Source: 21st Century English Newspaper

Get a taco shell, put it under your taco.

Source: Hobby suggestions for React

Within this hardened sand shell is a beetle grub.

Source: Human Planet

Some societies even used feathers or shells.

Source: Economic Crash Course

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