shell-heap
1shell|heap — «SHEHL HEEP», noun. = kitchen midden. (Cf. ↑kitchen midden) …
2shell heap — noun or shell midden or shell mound : kitchen midden * * * shell heap noun (archaeology) A heap of domestic refuse consisting mainly of shells, associated with peoples who lived on shellfish • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
3shell heap — (also shell mound) noun Archaeology a kitchen midden consisting mainly of shells …
4shell mound — noun see shell heap * * * shell mound noun A shell heap • • • Main Entry: ↑shell …
5shell — n. & v. n. 1 a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard but fragile outer covering of a bird s, reptile s, etc. egg. c the usu. hard outer case of a nut kernel, seed, etc. d the carapace of a tortoise, turtle,… …
6shell midden — noun see shell heap …
7Shell sort — is a sorting algorithm that is a generalization of insertion sort, with two observations: *insertion sort is efficient if the input is almost sorted , and *insertion sort is typically inefficient because it moves values just one position at a… …
8shell — {{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) ▪ …
9heap — Synonyms and related words: abundance, accord, accumulate, accumulation, administer, afford, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, allot, allow, amass, amassment, amount, anthill, army, assemble, auto, autocar, automobile, award, backlog, bag,… …
10shell mound — ▪ anthropology also called Kitchen Midden, in anthropology, prehistoric refuse heap, or mound, consisting chiefly of the shells of edible mollusks intermingled with evidence of human occupancy. Midden living, found throughout the world,… …
