shells in English

noun

1

the hard protective outer case of a mollusk or crustacean.

cowrie shells

synonyms: carapace, exterior, armor, exoskeleton

2

something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case.

pasta shells

3

an explosive artillery projectile or bomb.

the sound of the shell passing over, followed by the explosion

synonyms: projectile, bomb, explosive, grenade, bullet, cartridge

verb

1

bombard with shells.

the guns started shelling their positions

synonyms: bombard, fire on, shoot at, attack, bomb, blitz, strafe

2

remove the shell or pod from (a nut or seed).

they were shelling peas

synonyms: hull, pod, husk, shuck

3

gather seashells.

there was nothing to do except swim or go shelling on the beaches

noun

carapace, exterior, armor, exoskeleton
pod, husk, hull, casing, case, covering, integument, shuck
projectile, bomb, explosive, grenade, bullet, cartridge
framework, frame, chassis, skeleton, hull, exterior
shield, cuticle, carapace
eggshell
plate, scale
casing, case

verb

hull, bombard, crush, husk, blast
hull, pod, husk, shuck
bombard, fire on, shoot at, attack, bomb, blitz, strafe
crush, beat out, vanquish, beat, trounce
husk
blast

Use "shells" in a sentence

1. Leer 100R Camper Shells, LEER Camper Shells

2. Favorite Add to 100 Cowrie Shells: Cowry Shells Craft Shells White Seashells 10mm Shell Beads Small Beige Shells Shells for Clothing (lb-SHL-UNU-WHT-210)

3. Mortar shells.

4. Little agate shells

5. Call them shells.

6. Buckshot Shotgun Shells > Shotgun Shells > Ammunition > Shooting > Outdoors

7. Many of the shells were fragmentation shells, specifically designed to destroy land targets.

8. Shotgun shells lying around.

9. They were supplied with between 1,600–1,800 shells, or 133–150 shells per gun.

10. Yeah. They are respectively bullets, bombs, shells, napalm bombs, time bombs, armour-piercing shells, and grenades.

11. Two shells hit the roof.

12. Uncountable Clackings of cocunut shells

13. Tertiary Amplifiers – attached to Shells

14. Never buy eggs with cracked shells.

15. Pick crab meat for any shells.

16. We collected shells on the beach.

17. scattered like shells on Egyptian sands,

18. 20mm canon with armour-piercing shells.

19. Bullets and shells were whistling overhead.

20. Castanets are hollowed-out wooden shells

21. Laxa Mycelium and P Acropodia Shells

22. Throw away any eggs with cracked shells.

23. 5 We collected shells on the beach.

24. I collect shells and interesting seaside items.

25. Beds representing marine invasions may contain marine shells or brackish water shells, thus giving an indication of local conditions.

26. Belemnites had no shells like earlier nautiloids

27. New ! Bismuth shot for reloading shotgun shells

28. Architectonicids are popularly known as “sundials” (sometimes they are also called “staircase shells”) due to the discoid outline of their shells.

29. Cockles live in heart-shaped, furrowed shells

30. Bismuth occupies the electrons shells of 2,8,18,32,18,5

31. Chitin from shrimp shells, practical grade, powder

32. Ostrea lamellosa shells are encrusted by Balanid …

33. Highest velocity pistol shells in the world.

34. 6 Shells were bursting all around us.

35. Bakelite shells vintage carved marbled green and tortoise sea shell jewelry findings cabachons component snail shells rare Bakelite supplies RescuedbyaMermaid

36. Chitin from shrimp shells, practical grade, coarse flakes

37. Chitin from shrimp shells practical grade, powder : pricing

38. Abalone Shells Decorate Your Shelf, Garden, and Soul

39. Hells bells, hold on to your shells, nigga.

40. A cast for immobilizing broken limbs which includes a pair of Bivalved shells, an inflatable liner in each of the shells, an absorbent liner or padding, and means for releasably securing the Bivalved shells together

41. (Biology) heart-shaped: a Cordate leaf; cordate shells.

42. Chitin from shrimp shells, Vetec(TM) reagent grade

43. Beans fermented or dried, after removal of shells

44. Fire in the mess hall from enemy shells.

45. Conchology: The collection and study of mollusk shells

46. Even empty shells serve as some animals' homes.

47. The sea cast up shells on the beach.

48. Might even throw in 50 rounds of shells.

49. Sweep the melon - seed shells into a dustpan.

50. Spoon the sauce into large uncooked pasta shells.