shells
/ʃɛlz/ · noun
Meaning
- A hard external covering of an animal.
- The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
- One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
- The hard external covering of various plant seed forms.
- The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
- The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
- To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
- To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
- To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
- To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
- To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
- To switch to a shell or command line.
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