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shell



I - noun
1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile;
fired from a large gun (Freq. 14)
Hypernyms:
ammunition, ammo
Hyponyms:
artillery shell, shotgun shell, shrapnel, tank shell, whizbang,
whizzbang, whizbang shell
2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals (Freq. 3)
Hypernyms:
animal material
Hyponyms:
mother-of-pearl, nacre
Substance Holonyms:
carapace, cuticle, shield
3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles (Freq. 2)
Syn:
carapace, cuticle, shield
Derivationally related forms:
cuticular (for: cuticle)
Hypernyms:
scute
Hyponyms:
cuticula
Part Holonyms:
mollusk, mollusc, shellfish, arthropod, turtle
4. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
Hypernyms:
hull
Hyponyms:
nutshell
5. the exterior covering of a bird's egg
Syn:
eggshell
Hypernyms:
covering, natural covering, cover
Part Holonyms:
egg, eggs
6. a rigid covering that envelops an object
- the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice
Hypernyms:
covering, natural covering, cover
7. a very light narrow racing boat
Syn:
racing shell
Hypernyms:
racing boat
Hyponyms:
racing skiff, single shell, scull
Part Meronyms:
sliding seat
8. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Syn:
plate, scale
Hypernyms:
shield
Hyponyms:
armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour,
horseshoe, shoe, shell plating
9. the housing or outer covering of something
- the clock has a walnut case
Syn:
case, casing
Derivationally related forms:
case (for: casing), case (for: case)
Hypernyms:
housing
Hyponyms:
boot, gearbox, gear box, gear case, jacket
Part Holonyms:
grandfather clock, longcase clock
10. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
Hypernyms:
covering, natural covering, cover
Hyponyms:
valve, scallop shell, oyster shell, phragmocone, phragmacone,
seashell, clamshell

II - verb
1. use explosives on (Freq. 1)
- The enemy has been shelling us all day
Syn:
blast
Derivationally related forms:
shelling, blast (for: blast), blaster (for: blast)
Hypernyms:
bombard, bomb
Hyponyms:
crump
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. fall out of the pod or husk
- The corn shelled
Hypernyms:
emerge
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. hit the pitches of hard and regularly
- He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
Hypernyms:
hit
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. look for and collect shells by the seashore
Hypernyms:
gather
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Syn:
beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish
Derivationally related forms:
vanquishable (for: vanquish), vanquisher (for: vanquish), trouncing (for: trounce), beatable (for: beat), beating (for: beat)
Hypernyms:
get the better of, overcome, defeat
Hyponyms:
outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, worst,
pip, mop up, whip, rack up, whomp, get the best,
have the best, overcome, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout, get the jump,
cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey,
surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo,
surmount, outperform, get over, subdue, master, outflank,
trump, best, scoop, outfight, overpower, overmaster,
overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilize, immobilise, outplay,
cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
Verb Group:
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
Entailment:
win
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
6. remove the husks from
- husk corn
Syn:
husk
Derivationally related forms:
husk (for: husk), husking (for: husk)
Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. create by using explosives
- blast a passage through the mountain
Syn:
blast
Hypernyms:
make, create
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
8. remove from its shell or outer covering
- shell the legumes
- shell mussels
Derivationally related forms:
sheller
Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
Hyponyms:
pod
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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