Definition of Shell

Noun

• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
  
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
  plate scale
• the housing or outer covering of something
  "the clock has a walnut case"
  case casing
• a very light narrow racing boat
  - racing shell
• a rigid covering that envelops an object
  "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
  
• the exterior covering of a bird's egg
  eggshell
• the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
  
• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  carapace cuticle shield
• the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
  
• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile
  fired from a large gun
  

Verb

• remove the husks from
  "husk corn"
  husk
• remove from its shell or outer covering
  "shell the legumes"
  "shell mussels"
  
• 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"
  beat - beat out crush trounce vanquish
• look for and collect shells by the seashore
  
• hit the pitches of hard and regularly
  "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
  
• fall out of the pod or husk
  "The corn shelled"
  
• create by using explosives
  "blast a passage through the mountain"
  blast
• use explosives on
  "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
  blast

Word games points for the Shell

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Unscramble shell

17 unscramble word found using the letters shell.

eh, ehs, el, ell, ells, els, es, he, hell, hells, hes, les, sel, sell, sh, she, shell,