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Shell

/ʃɛl/

A hard external covering of an animal.

📖 Definitions of "Shell"

noun
  1. 1

    A hard external covering of an animal.

  2. 2

    The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.

  3. 3

    One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.

    "The restaurant served caramelized onion shells."

  4. 4

    The hard external covering of various plant seed forms.

verb
  1. 1

    To remove the outer covering or shell of something.

  2. 2

    To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.

  3. 3

    To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).

  4. 4

    To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.

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