Acorn-shell (n.) One of the sessile cirripeds |
Argus shell () A species of shell (Cypraea argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail. |
Ark shell () A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies. |
Bed-moulding (n.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. |
Boat shell () A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck. |
Boat shell () A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba. |
Bubble shell () A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla and allied genera, belonging to the Tectibranchiata. |
Ear-shell (n.) A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis |
Fig-shell (n.) A marine univalve shell of the genus Pyrula, or Ficula, resembling a fig in form. |
Goroon shell () A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell (Triton femorale). |
Hard-shell (a.) Unyielding |
Hood moulding () A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt |
Ioqua shell () The shell of a large Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the Indians of the west coast of North America. |
Maara shell () A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament. |
Mail-shell (n.) A chiton. |
Mask shell () Any spiral marine shell of the genus Persona, having a curiously twisted aperture. |
Moulding () of Mould |
Moulding (n.) The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds |
Moulding (n.) Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal. |
Moulding (n.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t. |
Moulding (p.a.) Used in making a mold or moldings |
Pouch-shell (n.) A small British and American pond snail (Bulinus hypnorum). |
Process (n.) The act of proceeding |
Process (n.) A series of actions, motions, or occurrences |
Process (n.) A statement of events |
Process (n.) Any marked prominence or projecting part, especially of a bone |
Process (n.) The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end of the suit |
Rice-shell (n.) Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella. |
Shell (n.) A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. |
Shell (n.) The covering, or outside part, of a nut |
Shell (n.) A pod. |
Shell (n.) The hard covering of an egg. |
Shell (n.) The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like. |
Shell (n.) Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering. |
Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb. |
Shell (n.) The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms. |
Shell (n.) Any slight hollow structure |
Shell (n.) A coarse kind of coffin |
Shell (n.) An instrument of music, as a lyre, -- the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell. |
Shell (n.) An engraved copper roller used in print works. |
Shell (n.) The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc. |
Shell (n.) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve. |
Shell (n.) A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper |
Shell (v. t.) To strip or break off the shell of |
Shell (v. t.) To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk. |
Shell (v. t.) To throw shells or bombs upon or into |
Shell (v. i.) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc. |
Shell (v. i.) To cast the shell, or exterior covering |
Shell (v. i.) To be disengaged from the ear or husk |
Shell-lac (n.) Alt. of Shellac |
process physical process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states, events now in process, the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls |
service serving service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
shell game thimblerig | a swindling sleight-of-hand game, victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under |
mathematical process mathematical operation operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation, they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic |
modeling modelling molding moulding | a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied |
conchology shell collecting | the collection and study of mollusc shells |
procedure process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result, the procedure of obtaining a driver's license, it was a process of trial and error |
due process due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles, based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards |
budgerigar budgereegah budgerygah budgie grass parakeet lovebird shell parakeet Melopsittacus undulatus | small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors |
carapace shell cuticle shield a | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
shell | the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod |
scallop shell | a shell of a scallop |
oyster shell | a shell of an oyster |
tooth shell tusk shell | any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing |
abalone ear-shell | any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior |
scorpion shell | any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines |
moon shell moonshell | marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires |
bubble shell | marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell |
chiton coat-of-mail shell sea cradle polyplacophore | primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
quahog quahaug hard-shell clam hard clam round clam Venus mercenaria Mercenaria mercenaria | an edible American clam, the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians |
ark shell | marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface |
hard-shell crab | edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell |
soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
brachiopod lamp shell lampshell | marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found worldwide |
artillery shell | a shell fired by artillery |
blank dummy blank shell | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
gas shell | (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes |
mess jacket monkey jacket shell jacket | waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back, worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners |
mold mould molding moulding modeling clay sculpture | sculpture produced by molding |
molding moulding border | a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge |
molding moulding | a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing |
plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
quirk molding quirk moulding | a molding having a small groove in it |
racing skiff single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
shell | ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile, fired from a large gun |
shell case casing | the housing or outer covering of something, the clock has a walnut case |
shell racing shell | a very light narrow racing boat |
shell plating | the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship |
shell stitch | a crochet stitch |
shotgun shell | a shell containing lead shot, used in shotguns |
sugar spoon sugar shell | a spoon for serving sugar, often made in the shape of a seashell |
tank shell | a shell fired by the cannon on a tank |
whizbang whizzbang whizbang shell | a small high-velocity shell, it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits |
compulsory process | the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court |
right to due process | a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment |
acromion acromial process | the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade |
xiphoid process | smallest of the three parts of the breastbone, articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib |
alveolar ridge gum ridge alveolar process | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |