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41shell — /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 …
42shell — 1 noun 1 (C) a) a hard outer part that covers or protects a nut, egg, or seed and some types of animal: a snail shell b) the shell of a small sea animal such as a cockle or mussel especially one that is lying on a beach 2 (C) a metal container,… …
43shell — shell1 [ ʃel ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the hard outer part that protects the body of an ocean creature: a crab shell The kids were collecting shells on the beach. a ) count or uncount the hard outer part that protects the body of other… …
44shell — 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]… …
45shell something out — (informal).See pay verb sense 2. → shell * * * shell something out (or shell out) informal pay a specified amount of money, esp. an amount that is resented as being excessive it doesn t make sense to shell out $8.50 for an elevator ride …
46shell — [[t]ʃɛl[/t]] n. 1) zool. a hard outer covering of an animal, as of a clam, snail, lobster, or turtle 2) zool. the material constituting any of various coverings of this kind 3) zool. the hard exterior of an egg 4) bot the usu. hard outer covering …
47shell — {{11}}shell (n.) O.E. sciell, scill, Anglian scell seashell, eggshell, related to O.E. scealu shell, husk, from P.Gmc. *skaljo divide, separate (Cf. W.Fris. skyl peel, rind, M.L.G. schelle pod, rind, egg shell, Goth. skalja tile ), with the… …
48shell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bomb, bombard, cannonade, strafe, pepper; shuck, strip, pod, hull. See attack, divestment. n. case; carapace; husk, seashell; bomb, grenade, explosive, shrapnel, torpedo; boat, cockleshell, racing… …
49shell — n 1. hard outer covering, hard case, Anat., Zool. theca, casing, coat, coating, incrustation, sheathing, sheath; envelope, wrapper, capsule, cloak, jacket; casement, housing, protection; carapace, shield, Zool. test, (pi.) exuviae; integument,… …
50shell — n American 1. a dollar. This usage may recall the use of cowries and other sea shells as cur rency, or come from the verb to shell out (in which shell refers to the shell or pod containing seeds). Clams is a synonym. 2. a beer, beercan. This rare …
