Definition as Noun

• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
• the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
• the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
• a rigid covering that envelops an object
• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
• the housing or outer covering of something
• the exterior covering of a bird's egg
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• a very light narrow racing boat

Definition as Verb

• fall out of the pod or husk
• hit the pitches of hard and regularly
• look for and collect shells by the seashore
• remove from its shell or outer covering
• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
• use explosives on
• create by using explosives
• remove the husks from

• carapace, cuticle, shield

• case, casing

• eggshell

• plate, scale

• racing shell

• beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish

• blast

• blast

• husk

• "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"

• "the clock has a walnut case"

• "The corn shelled"

• "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

• "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"

• "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

• "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

• "blast a passage through the mountain"

• "husk corn"

• Shell vs carapace
• Shell vs cuticle
• Shell vs shield
• Shell vs case
• Shell vs casing
• Shell vs eggshell
• Shell vs plate
• Shell vs scale
• Shell vs racing shell
• Shell vs beat
• Shell vs beat out
• Shell vs crush
• Shell vs trounce
• Shell vs vanquish
• Shell vs blast
• Shell vs husk