shell

shell
[[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 of a seed, fruit, or the like
5) something resembling the shell of an animal, as in shape or hollowness
6) a hard, protecting or enclosing case or cover
7) a reserved attitude or manner
8) a hollow projectile, as for a cannon, filled with an explosive charge
9) mil a metallic cartridge used in small arms
10) mil a metal or paper cartridge for use in a shotgun
11) mil a cartridgelike pyrotechnic device that explodes in the air
12) coo an unfilled pastry crust, as for a pie
13) naut. navig. a light, long, narrow racing boat for rowing by one or more persons
14) the framework or external structure of a building
15) clo the outer part of a finished garment that has an often detachable lining
16) clo a woman's sleeveless blouse or sweater
17) naut. navig. the plating or planking forming the exterior hull of a ship
18) cmp a computer program providing a menu-driven or graphical user interface designed to simplify use of the operating system, as in loading application programs
19) phs
a) any of the electron orbits in an atom having the same principal quantum number and about the same energy
b) a group of nucleons of approximately the same energy
21) civ the curved solid forming a domed or arched roof
22) bui the metal, pressure-resistant outer casing of a fire-tube boiler
23) to remove the shell of
24) to separate (corn, grain, etc.) from the ear, cob, or husk
25) mil to fire shells or explosive projectiles into, upon, or among; bombard
26) to fall or come out of the shell, husk, or pod
27) to come away or fall off, as a shell or outer coat
28) cvb to gather seashells
29) phv shell out, Informal. to pay (money)
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Etymology: bef. 900; (n.) OE scell (Anglian), sciell, c. MD schelle pod, rind, ON skel seashell, Go skalja tile shell′-less, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Shell — Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The covering, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shell — may refer to * Animal shell, or exoskeleton, including those of molluscs, turtles, insects and crustaceans * Seashell, the shells of various marine animals, especially marine mollusks * Eggshell, the outer covering of a hard shelled eggAny more… …   Wikipedia

  • shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… …   Universalium

  • shell — [ʆel] verb shell out something phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive] informal to spend a lot of money on something, often when you do not really want to; =FORK OUT: shell out something for/​on • The insurance company refused to shell out for… …   Financial and business terms

  • shell — [shel] n. [ME schelle < OE sciel, akin to MDu schelle < IE base * (s)kel : see SHELF] 1. a hard outer covering, as of a turtle, mollusk, insect, egg, fruit, seed, etc. 2. something like or suggestive of a shell in being hollow, empty, or… …   English World dictionary

  • shell — ► NOUN 1) the hard protective outer case of an animal such as a snail, shellfish, or turtle. 2) the outer covering of an egg, nut kernel, or seed. 3) an explosive artillery projectile or bomb. 4) a hollow metal or paper case used as a container… …   English terms dictionary

  • Shell — Shell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shelling}.] 1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the kernels of (an ear of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shell — Shell, v. i. 1. To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling. [1913 Webster] 3. To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shell|y — «SHEHL ee», adjective, shell|i|er, shell|i|est. 1. abounding in shells. 2. consisting of a shell or shells. 3. shell like …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Shell — [ʃɛl] die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. shell, eigtl. »Schale, Hülle«>: 1. Benutzeroberfläche eines Betriebssystems (von Computern; EDV). 2. ↑Expertensystem, das noch nicht od. nicht mehr mit Fakten od. Regeln eines bestimmten Gebiets gefüllt… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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