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. |
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 |
Engineering
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engineer |
Engineering
(n.) Originally, the art of managing engines |
Fig-shell
(n.) A marine univalve shell of the genus Pyrula, or Ficula, resembling a fig in form. |
George noble
() A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n. |
Goroon shell
() A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell (Triton femorale). |
Hard-shell
(a.) Unyielding |
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. |
Noble
(superl.) Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc. |
Noble
(superl.) Grand |
Noble
(superl.) Of exalted rank |
Noble
(n.) A person of rank above a commoner |
Noble
(n.) An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61. |
Noble
(n.) A European fish |
Noble
(v. t.) To make noble |
Noble-minded
(a.) Having a noble mind |
Nuclear
(a.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus |
Pouch-shell
(n.) A small British and American pond snail (Bulinus hypnorum). |
Rare
(a.) Early. |
Rare
(superl.) Nearly raw |
Rare
(superl.) Not frequent |
Rare
(superl.) Of an uncommon nature |
Rare
(superl.) Thinly scattered |
Rare
(superl.) Characterized by wide separation of parts |
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 |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation
somatic cell nuclear transfer
SCNT
nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
| nuclear terrorism | the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials, assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism |
shell game
thimblerig | a swindling sleight-of-hand game, victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under |
technology
engineering | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
| aeronautical engineering | the activity of designing and constructing aircraft |
automotive technology
automotive engineering | the activity of designing and constructing automobiles |
| chemical engineering | the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems |
conchology
shell collecting | the collection and study of mollusc shells |
| nuclear deterrence | the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence, when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction |
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 |
atomic warhead
nuclear warhead
thermonuclear warhead
nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
blank
dummy blank shell | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
engineering
engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
| 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 |
nautilus
nuclear submarine
nuclear-powered submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power |
| nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor |
nuclear reactor
reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
| nuclear rocket | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
nuclear weapon
atomic weapon | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
| plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
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 |
high-mindedness
idealism noble-mindedness b a | elevated ideals or conduct, the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued |
| nuclear medicine | the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells |