shell /shel/

1. A hard outer covering, esp of a shellfish, a tortoise, an egg, or a nut
2. A husk, pod, or rind
3. A shelled mollusc
4. An outer framework
5. The outer, often waterproof or showerproof, layer of a lined garment such as a jacket, coat, trousers, etc
6. A crust
7. A hollow sphere or the like
8. A mere outside, empty case, or lifeless relic
9. Any frail structure
10. A type of light racing boat
11. A light coffin
12. A conch trumpet
13. A lyre of tortoise-shell
14. An explosive projectile shot from a cannon, large gun, etc
15. A cartridge containing explosive for small arms, fireworks, etc
16. A piece of quicklime
17. A shell program
18. In some schools, an intermediate class (from one that met in an apse at Westminster)

Of, with, or like shell or shells

1. To separate from the shell
2. To case
3. To throw, fire, etc shells at

1. To peel, scale
2. To separate from the shell

shelled adjective

1. Having a shell
2. Separated from the shell, pod, etc

shellˈer noun

shellˈful noun

shellˈiness noun

shellˈing noun

shellˈ-less adjective

shellˈ-like adjective

1. Resembling a mollusc's shell
2. Used as an epithet for the ear (poetic or joc)

An ear

shellˈy adjective

1. Of or like shell or shells
2. Abounding in shells
3. Having a shell
4. Testaceous

shellˈback noun

1. An old sailor
2. A sailor who has crossed the equator

shellˈbark noun

A hickory with peeling bark

shell bean noun (US)

1. A bean removed from, and eaten without, its pod
2. Any of various bean plants suitable for this

shellˈbound adjective

(of a baby bird, etc) unable to escape from the shell

shell company noun

A little-known or failing company through which a major company conducts business clandestinely

shellˈ-crater noun

A hole in the ground made by a bursting shell

shellˈfire noun

Bombardment with shells

shellˈfish noun

A shelled aquatic invertebrate, esp a mollusc or crustacean, or such animals collectively

shell game noun (N American)

Thimblerig

shell heap noun (archaeology)

A heap of domestic refuse consisting mainly of shells, associated with peoples who lived on shellfish

shellˈ-hole noun

A shell-crater

• monozygotic
• monozygotic twins
• Monroe doctrine
• Monroeism
• Monroeist
• Mons
• Monseigneur
• Monsieur
• Monsieur de Paris
• Monsig
• Monsignor
• Monsignore
• Monsignori
• Monsignors
• monsoon
• monsoonal
• monsoons
• mons pubis
• monster
• monstera
• monsteras
• monsters
• monstrance
• monstrances
• monstre sacré