Shell

"Shell" in Finnish

ammus

(cartridge of a breechloading firearm)

hylsy

(casing of an artillery projectile)

kilpi

(hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

kilpi

(conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)

komentorivi

(computing: general-purpose environment)

komentotulkki

(computing: general-purpose environment)

kranaatti

(hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)

kuoret

(husks of cacao seeds)

kuori

(hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

kuori

(hard covering of an egg)

kuori

(entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)

kuori

(covering of a nut)

kuori

(any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)

kuori

(chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number)

kuori

(psychological barrier to social interaction)

kuori

(business: legal entity that has no operations)

kuoriyhtiö

(business: legal entity that has no operations)

käyttöliittymä

(computing: general-purpose environment)

laidoitus

(nautical: outer covering of the hull)

munankuori

(hard covering of an egg)

palko

(pod)

panssari

(hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

panssari

(overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body)

pesä

(nautical, rigging: outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve)

runko

(music: body of a drum)

varjo

(emaciated person)

kuoria

(to remove the outer covering or shell of something)

kuoriutua

(to fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.)

kuoriutua

(to cast the shell, or exterior covering)

törsätä

(informal: to disburse or give up money, to pay)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.