Dictionary entry details
• SHELL (noun)
Meaning:
Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
ammo; ammunition (projectiles to be fired from a gun)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shell"):
whizbang; whizbang shell; whizzbang (a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits)
tank shell (a shell fired by the cannon on a tank)
shrapnel (shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight)
shotgun shell (a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns)
artillery shell (a shell fired by artillery)
Meaning:
The material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
animal material (material derived from animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shell"):
mother-of-pearl; nacre (the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell)
Holonyms ("shell" is a substance of...):
carapace; cuticle; shell; shield (hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles)
Meaning:
Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
carapace; cuticle; shell; shield
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
scute (large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake)
Meronyms (substance of "shell"):
shell (the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shell"):
cuticula (the outer body wall of an insect)
Holonyms ("shell" is a part of...):
turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)
arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)
mollusc; mollusk; shellfish (invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell)
Meaning:
The hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
hull (dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shell"):
nutshell (the shell around the kernel of a nut)
Meaning:
The exterior covering of a bird's egg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
eggshell; shell
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
Holonyms ("shell" is a part of...):
egg; eggs (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)
Meaning:
A rigid covering that envelops an object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
Meaning:
A very light narrow racing boat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
racing shell; shell
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
racing boat (a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing)
Meronyms (parts of "shell"):
sliding seat (rower's seat that slides fore and aft)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shell"):
scull (a racing shell that is propelled by sculls)
racing skiff; single shell (a shell for a single oarsman)
Meaning:
The housing or outer covering of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
casing; shell; case
Context example:
the clock has a walnut case
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
housing (a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shell"):
boot (protective casing for something that resembles a leg)
gear case; gearbox (the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed)
jacket (the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition)
Holonyms ("shell" is a part of...):
grandfather clock; longcase clock (a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case)
Meaning:
A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
scale; shell; plate
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
shield (a protective covering or structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shell"):
shell plating (the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship)
horseshoe; shoe (U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof)
armor plate; armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; plate armour (specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)
Meaning:
The hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("shell" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shell"):
clamshell (the shell of a clam)
seashell (the shell of a marine organism)
phragmacone; phragmocone (the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite)
oyster shell (a shell of an oyster)
scallop shell (a shell of a scallop)
• SHELL (verb)
Meaning:
Use explosives on
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
shell; blast
Context example:
The enemy has been shelling us all day
Hypernyms (to "shell" is one way to...):
bomb; bombard (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shell"):
crump (bombard with heavy shells)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fall out of the pod or husk
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The corn shelled
Hypernyms (to "shell" is one way to...):
emerge (come out into view, as from concealment)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Hit the pitches of hard and regularly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
Hypernyms (to "shell" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Look for and collect shells by the seashore
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "shell" is one way to...):
gather (look for (food) in nature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
vanquish; beat out; beat; trounce; crush; shell
Context examples:
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship / We beat the competition / Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Hypernyms (to "shell" is one way to...):
defeat; get the better of; overcome (win a victory over)
"Shell" entails doing...:
win (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shell"):
best; outdo; outflank; scoop; trump (get the better of)
outfight (to fight better than; get the better of)
overmaster; overpower; overwhelm (overcome by superior force)
checkmate; mate (place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game)
immobilise; immobilize (make defenseless)
outplay (excel or defeat in a game)
bat; clobber; cream; drub; lick; thrash (beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight)
exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)
cheat; chicane; chouse; jockey; screw; shaft (defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit)
get the jump (be there first)
rout; spread-eagle; spreadeagle (defeat disastrously)
whomp (beat overwhelmingly)
mop up; pip; rack up; whip; worst (defeat thoroughly)
eliminate (remove from a contest or race)
walk over (beat easily)
outpoint; outscore (score more points than one's opponents)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Remove from its shell or outer covering
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
shell the legumes / shell mussels
Hypernyms (to "shell" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shell"):
pod (take something out of its shell or pod)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove the husks from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
husk; shell
Context example:
husk corn
Hypernyms (to "shell" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
