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Shell Definition

(noun)
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the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean


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cowrie shells

the technique of carving shell

(noun)
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an explosive artillery projectile or bomb


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the sound of the shell passing over, followed by the explosion

shell holes

(noun)
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something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case


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pasta shells

baked pastry shells filled with cheese

(noun)
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the metal framework of a vehicle body


(noun)
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a light racing boat


(noun)
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an inner or roughly made coffin


(noun)
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the hand guard of a sword


(noun)
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each of a set of orbitals around the nucleus of an atom, occupied or able to be occupied by electrons of similar energies


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in a multi-electron atom, the lowest energy shells fill up first

an electron descending from one shell to a lower one emits an X-ray

(noun)

(verb)
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bombard with shells


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several villages north of the security zone were shelled

(verb)
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remove the shell or pod from (a nut or seed)


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they were shelling peas

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