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English noun: shell | |||
| 1. | shell (artifact) ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ammo, ammunition | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | artillery shell, shotgun shell, shrapnel, tank shell, whizbang, whizbang shell, whizzbang | ||
| 2. | shell (substance) the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mother-of-pearl, nacre | ||
| Substance meronym | carapace, cuticle, shell, shield | ||
| 3. | shell (animal) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | ||
| Synonyms | carapace, cuticle, shield | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scute | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cuticula | ||
| Part meronym | arthropod, mollusc, mollusk, shellfish, turtle | ||
| Substance holonym | shell | ||
| 4. | shell (plant) the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hull | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nutshell | ||
| 5. | shell (object) the exterior covering of a bird's egg | ||
| Synonyms | eggshell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, covering, natural covering | ||
| Part meronym | egg, eggs | ||
| 6. | shell (object) a rigid covering that envelops an object | ||
| Samples | The satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, covering, natural covering | ||
| 7. | shell (artifact) a very light narrow racing boat | ||
| Synonyms | racing shell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | racing boat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | racing skiff, scull, single shell | ||
| Part holonym | sliding seat | ||
| 8. | shell (artifact) the housing or outer covering of something | ||
| Samples | The clock has a walnut case. | ||
| Synonyms | case, casing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | housing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boot, gear box, gear case, gearbox, jacket | ||
| Part meronym | grandfather clock, longcase clock | ||
| 9. | shell (artifact) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) | ||
| Synonyms | plate, scale | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shield | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, horseshoe, plate armor, plate armour, shell plating, shoe | ||
| 10. | shell (animal) the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, covering, natural covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clamshell, oyster shell, phragmacone, phragmocone, scallop shell, seashell, valve, valve | ||
English verb: shell | |||
| 1. | shell (competition) use explosives on | ||
| Samples | The enemy has been shelling us all day. | ||
| Synonyms | blast | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bomb, bombard | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crump | ||
| 2. | shell (creation) create by using explosives | ||
| Samples | Blast a passage through the mountain. | ||
| Synonyms | blast | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| 3. | shell (contact) fall out of the pod or husk | ||
| Samples | The corn shelled. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emerge | ||
| 4. | shell (contact) hit the pitches of hard and regularly | ||
| Samples | He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 5. | shell (contact) look for and collect shells by the seashore | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gather | ||
| 6. | shell (competition) come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | ||
| Samples | Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship. We beat the competition. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game. | ||
| Synonyms | beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bat, best, cheat, checkmate, chicane, chouse, clobber, cream, drub, eliminate, exceed, get over, get the best, get the jump, have the best, immobilise, immobilize, jockey, lick, master, mate, mop up, outdo, outdo, outfight, outflank, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outscore, outstrip, overcome, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, pip, rack up, rout, scoop, screw, shaft, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, subdue, surmount, surmount, surpass, thrash, trump, walk over, whip, whomp, worst | ||
| Entail | win | ||
| Verb group | beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach | ||
| 7. | shell (change) remove from its shell or outer covering | ||
| Samples | Shell the legumes. Shell mussels. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pod | ||
| 8. | shell (change) remove the husks from | ||
| Samples | Husk corn. | ||
| Synonyms | husk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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