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Definitions of shell
  1. verb
    remove the husks from

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  2. noun
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

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  3. verb
    come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  4. noun
    the exterior covering of a bird's egg

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  5. noun
    the housing or outer covering of something

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  6. noun
    a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

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  7. verb
    use explosives on
    "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

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  8. verb
    create by using explosives

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  9. noun
    a very light narrow racing boat

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  10. noun
    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
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  11. noun
    a rigid covering that envelops an object
    "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
  12. verb
    fall out of the pod or husk
    "The corn shelled"
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  13. verb
    hit the pitches of hard and regularly
    "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
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    hit
  14. verb
    look for and collect shells by the seashore
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  15. verb
    remove from its shell or outer covering
    "shell the legumes" "shell mussels"
  16. noun
    the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
  17. noun
    the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
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  18. noun
    the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
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