Shell

/ʃɛl/

Synonyms for "shell" (410 found)

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Closest matches (82)

Noun(13 words)

carapace eggshell abalone barrages barraging bombard bombarding bombing bombs broadside cannonades cannonading carapaces

acting areaaim atalveolation alveolusante upantrum anvil apronapron stagearmadillo shellarmature armorarmor platearmpit atomatomic modelattackauditory apparatusauditory canalauditory meatus

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auditory nerveauditory ossiclesauditory tubeauricle backstage ballball cartridgeband shellbandstandbar shotbark barragebasilar membranebasinbird shotblank cartridgeblast blaze blitz board boards boatbody armorbomb bombardbony labyrinthborder bowl bran bridge buckler buckshot bulletbulletproof vestcadre cannoncannon shotcannonade cannonball canoe capsule

Verb(8 words)

barraged beatbeat outblast bombarded bombards calyculate cannonaded

Strong matches (123)

Noun(25 words)

carcass case casing casings cockleshellscommand interpretercommand shellconches conchiform conchs coquille cortices cuticle dehusk deshelled difflugia disbursedummy companyencasing enveloping

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exoskeleton expend exteriorsfreshwater musselfront

cartouche cartridge casecase shotcasement casingcauliflower earcavity chaffchain armorchain mailchassis chitin chiton circumferenceclam shellcoat of mailcochlea cockleshellcocoa shell

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commence firingconcave concavity conch conchacorn shuckcornhusk cortex coulisse covering cowrie cratercrossbar shotcruiser crust crypt cup decorticate depression dip disbursedish outdock doorframedressing roomdrumheadduck shotdumdum bulletearear lobeeardrum eggshell elytron endolymph enfilade envelope epidermis episperm eschareustachian tubeexcorticateexpanding bulletexpend exterior externalexternal earexternals fabric facade face facet ferry firefire a volleyfire atfire uponfliesfly floorfly galleryfold follicle forestagefork outframe framework framing fringe frontfunnel chestfusilladegive outgoblet grape grapeshot greenroom

Verb(3 words)

crush egged encapsulated

Related words (205)

grid gridiron habergeon hammerhand outhand overharness hauberk hole hollowhollow shellhulk hull husk incrustation incusinner earintegument ion jacket

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llacunalangrel shotlattice latticeworklay outlightboard limpet lineaments lobe lobule lorica lorication lug mail malleusmanstopping bulletmastoid processmiddle earmortar mug needlesnuclear atomnuclide nutshellopen fireopen up onorchestraorchestra pitorgan of cortiouter earouter faceouter layerouter sideouter skinoutline outsideoval windowoyster shellpalea panoplypastry shellpay outpeel pellet pelt pepperperforming areapericarp perilymph periphery periwinklepicture framepiecrust pinna pitplanetary shellplateplate armorpocket podpop atprojectile prosceniumproscenium stageprotective coveringpunch bowlrrakerifle ballrind roundround shotround windowsash scab scale scallop scoop scute scutumsea shellsecondary eardrumsemicircular canalsshell outshield shootshoot atshot shrapnel shuck sink sinus skeleton skin slough slug snipesnipe atsocket spend spinessplit shotstagestage leftstage rightstalactite stalagmite stapes stirrup storm strafe subshellsuit of armorsuperficies superstratum surface switchboardtagged atomtake aim attest testathe boardsthick skintop torpedo tracertracer atomtroughtympanic cavitytympanic membranetympanumvalence shellvessel vestibule vug whelkwindow casewindow framewings winklezero in on

Noun(35 words)

housing housings hulling hulls husk husking husks involucre ivory mortars nautili nautilus nutshellsouter coatingouter coveringouter layer coatingpare pay peeled plate

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poddingracing shellscale seashell seashellsseed coatshelllike shells shield shucking shucks shuckses tampers theca volute

Verb(5 words)

husk husked podded trounce vanquish

Adjective(3 words)

outer partouter partsouter surface

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

42 entries

ammo ammunitionanimal materialbomb bombardcolor descriptorcorporation cover covering create emerge exceedfood preparation statusgather hit housing

Showing 16 of 42 words.

More specific

23 entries

almondsbash shellbivalve shellbombardment cashewscephalopod shellconchiform dehusk disbursedormant companyduck eggshelleggshell expendgastropod shellhen eggshellholding company

Showing 16 of 23 words.

Collocations

16 entries

conch shellnut shellouter shellsea shellshell casingshell colorshell commandshell companyshell corporationshell modelshell scriptshell structureshell thicknessshell-covered shell-like shell-shaped

Inflections

5 entries

shelled shellier shelliest shelling shells

Derivations

7 entries

shell-like shelled sheller shelling shelllike shellness shells

similar

6 entries

beat circumvent outfox outsmart outwit overreach

Translations

80 translations across 56 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

κέλυφος noun (hard covering of an egg)

Arabic

2 entries

قِشْر noun (hard covering of an egg)
قِشْرَة noun (hard covering of an egg)

Armenian

1 entries

կճեպ noun (hard covering of an egg)

Basque

1 entries

oskol noun (hard covering of an egg)

Belarusian

4 entries

лушпі́на noun (hard covering of an egg)
шалупа́йка noun (hard covering of an egg)
шкарлупі́на noun (hard covering of an egg)
шкару́па noun (hard covering of an egg)

Bulgarian

1 entries

черу́пка noun (hard covering of an egg)

Catalan

2 entries

closca noun (hard covering of an egg)
clovella noun (hard covering of an egg)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

殼 /壳 noun (hard covering of an egg)
蛋殼 /蛋壳 noun (hard covering of an egg)

Cornish

1 entries

plisken noun (hard covering of an egg)

Czech

1 entries

skořápka noun (hard covering of an egg)

Danish

1 entries

æggeskal noun (hard covering of an egg)

Dutch

2 entries

eierschaal noun (hard covering of an egg)
schaal noun (hard covering of an egg)

Egyptian

1 entries

i-n:r:039 noun (hard covering of an egg)

Esperanto

1 entries

ŝelo noun (hard covering of an egg)

Estonian

1 entries

munakoor noun (hard covering of an egg)

Finnish

2 entries

kuori noun (hard covering of an egg)
munankuori noun (hard covering of an egg)

French

1 entries

coquille noun (hard covering of an egg)

Galician

1 entries

casca noun (hard covering of an egg)

Georgian

1 entries

ნაჭუჭი noun (hard covering of an egg)

German

2 entries

Eierschale noun (hard covering of an egg)
Schale noun (hard covering of an egg)

Greek

1 entries

κέλυφος noun (hard covering of an egg)

Hebrew

1 entries

קליפה noun (hard covering of an egg)

Hindi

2 entries

खोखा noun (hard covering of an egg)
खोल noun (hard covering of an egg)

Hungarian

2 entries

héj noun (hard covering of an egg)
tojáshéj noun (hard covering of an egg)

Indonesian

1 entries

cangkang noun (hard covering of an egg)

Italian

1 entries

guscio noun (hard covering of an egg)

Japanese

2 entries

卵殻 noun (hard covering of an egg)
殻 noun (hard covering of an egg)

Khmer

2 entries

កណាណូ noun (hard covering of an egg)
សំបក noun (hard covering of an egg)

Korean

3 entries

껍질 noun (hard covering of an egg)
난각 noun (hard covering of an egg)
란각 noun (hard covering of an egg)

Ladino

1 entries

kashkara noun (hard covering of an egg)

Latin

1 entries

putāmen noun (hard covering of an egg)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Schuel noun (hard covering of an egg)

Macedonian

1 entries

черупка noun (hard covering of an egg)

Malay

3 entries

cangkerang noun (hard covering of an egg)
cengkerang noun (hard covering of an egg)
kulit noun (hard covering of an egg)

Malayalam

1 entries

തോട് noun (hard covering of an egg)

Manx

1 entries

bleayst noun (hard covering of an egg)

Māori

1 entries

pāpapa noun (hard covering of an egg)

Norman

1 entries

cruque noun (hard covering of an egg)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

eggeskall noun (hard covering of an egg)
skall noun (hard covering of an egg)

Persian

1 entries

پوسته noun (hard covering of an egg)

Polish

1 entries

skorupka noun (hard covering of an egg)

Portuguese

1 entries

casca noun (hard covering of an egg)

Romanian

1 entries

coajă noun (hard covering of an egg)

Russian

1 entries

скорлупа́ noun (hard covering of an egg)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

ljuska noun (hard covering of an egg)

Slovak

1 entries

škrupina noun (hard covering of an egg)

Slovene

1 entries

lupina noun (hard covering of an egg)

Somali

1 entries

qolof noun (hard covering of an egg)

Southern Altai

1 entries

кабык noun (hard covering of an egg)

Spanish

1 entries

cáscara noun (hard covering of an egg)

Swedish

2 entries

skal noun (hard covering of an egg)
äggskal noun (hard covering of an egg)

Thai

1 entries

เปลือก noun (hard covering of an egg)

Turkish

1 entries

kabuk noun (hard covering of an egg)

Ukrainian

4 entries

лушпа́йка noun (hard covering of an egg)
лушпи́на noun (hard covering of an egg)
шкаралу́па noun (hard covering of an egg)
шкаралу́пина noun (hard covering of an egg)

Vietnamese

2 entries

vỏ noun (hard covering of an egg)
vỏ trứng noun (hard covering of an egg)

Welsh

2 entries

masgl noun (hard covering of an egg)
plisg noun (hard covering of an egg)

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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Steve had to shell out $50.00 for the speeding ticket he got last week.

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I found a beautiful shell on the shore.

Source: tatoeba (256744)

He has come out of his shell.

Source: tatoeba (289358)

The shell of an egg is easily broken.

Source: tatoeba (325215)

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