shell (of building)
21shell — /ʃɛl / (say shel) noun 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusc, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusc. 2. any of various objects resembling a shell, as in shape, or in being more or less concave or hollow. 3 …
22Building shell conservation feature — A building feature designed to reduce energy loss or gain through the shell or envelope of the building. Data collected by EIA on the following specific building shell energy conservation features: roof, ceiling, or wall insulation; storm… …
23Shell script — This article is about scripting in UNIX like systems. For batch programming in DOS, OS/2 and Windows, see Batch file. For batch programming in Windows PowerShell shell, see Windows PowerShell#Scripting. A shell script is a script written for the… …
24Shell model — In nuclear physics, the nuclear shell model is a model of the atomic nucleus which uses the Pauli principle to describe the structure of the nucleus in terms of energy levels. The model was developed in 1949 following independent work by several… …
25shell — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian skelti to split, Greek skallein to hoe Date: before 12th century 1. a. a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or… …
26shell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on eggs/nuts/some animals ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, hard, outer, protective, thick ▪ She had built up a protective shell around herself. (figurative) ▪ …
27shell — shell1 W3 [ʃel] n [: Old English; Origin: sciell] 1.) a) the hard outer part that covers and protects an egg, nut, or seed ▪ Never buy eggs with cracked shells. ▪ peanuts roasted in their shells b) the hard protective covering of an animal such… …
28shell — [[t]ʃe̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ shells, shelling, shelled 1) N COUNT The shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it. They cracked the nuts and removed their shells... Once the eggs have hatched the shells are left behind. N UNCOUNT Shell is… …
29Shell Service Station (Winston-Salem) — Infobox nrhp | name = Shell Service Station caption = This Shell Service Station is the only one to survive today from a total of eight built in the Winston Salem area locator x = locator y = location = Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North… …
30shell — I UK [ʃel] / US noun Word forms shell : singular shell plural shells ** 1) [countable/uncountable] the hard outer part that protects the body of a sea creature a crab shell The kids were collecting shells on the beach. a) [countable/uncountable]… …
