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shell::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish |
| Type of | get the better of, overcome, defeat |
| Has types | worst, bat, best, cheat, checkmate, chicane, chouse, clobber, cream, drub, eliminate, exceed, get over, get the best, get the jump, have the best, immobilise, immobilize, jockey, lick, master, mate, mop up, outdo, outfight, outflank, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outscore, outstrip, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, pip, rack up, rout, scoop, screw, shaft, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, subdue, surmount, surpass, thrash, trump, walk over, whip, whomp |
| Verb group | outwit, circumvent, outsmart, beat, outfox, overreach |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | eggshell |
| Type of | cover, covering, natural covering |
shell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plate, scale |
| Type of | shield |
| Has types | horseshoe, armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour, shoe, shell plating |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | racing shell |
| Type of | racing boat |
| Has types | racing skiff, single shell, scull |
shell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ammo, ammunition |
| Has types | shotgun shell, whizzbang, tank shell, whizbang shell, whizbang, artillery shell, shrapnel |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | covering, cover, natural covering |
the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice.
shell::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | gather |
shell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | natural covering, covering, cover |
| Has types | oyster shell, scallop shell, seashell, clamshell, valve, phragmocone, phragmacone |
shell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | animal material |
| Has types | nacre, mother-of-pearl |
Examples of shell
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Jasmine Mistry, the central character, is shell-shocked from her recent divorce.
From the thenewstribune.com
So essentially a user will have to shell out an extra $40 just to pay with cash.
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Plus, even if you do shell out the money, you aren't guaranteed perfect results.
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Then fill the shell with berries, wedging them close together in a single layer.
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Irish army officers blew apart a homemade mortar shell found in the arms bunker.
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Spoon the mixture into each aubergine shell and sprinkle with the grated cheese.
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Shell is ranked among the top running backs in the country by scouting services.
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I could renew them over and over again and not have to shell out money for them.
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A somewhat rougher zinc selenide shell was then deposited to coat all the wires.
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- Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- Blast: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
- Blast: create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain"
- The material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
- Carapace: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- Fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
- A shell corporation is a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions without itself having any significant assets or operations. Shell corporations are not in themselves illegal and they may have legitimate business purposes. ...
- A shell is a piece of software that provides an interface for users of an operating system which provides access to the services of a kernel. ...
- Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company ("oil major") of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 22,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. The head office in the U.S. ...
