noun. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun |
noun. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals |
noun. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
noun. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts |
noun. the exterior covering of a bird's egg |
noun. a rigid covering that envelops an object the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice |
noun. a very light narrow racing boat |
noun. the housing or outer covering of something the clock has a walnut case |
noun. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
noun. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod |
verb. use explosives on The enemy has been shelling us all day |
verb. create by using explosives blast a passage through the mountain |
verb. fall out of the pod or husk The corn shelled |
verb. hit the pitches of hard and regularly He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning |
verb. look for and collect shells by the seashore |
verb. 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 |
verb. remove from its shell or outer covering shell the legumes|shell mussels |
verb. remove the husks from husk corn |