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 |
Exit () He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view |
Exit (n.) The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part. |
Exit (n.) Any departure |
Exit (n.) A way of departure |
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 |
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. |
Missile (a.) Capable of being thrown |
Missile (n.) A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. |
Pouch-shell (n.) A small British and American pond snail (Bulinus hypnorum). |
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 |
Shell-less (a.) Having no shell. |
Slit-shell (n.) Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of beautiful, pearly, spiral gastropod shells having a deep slit in the outer lip. Many fossil species are known, and a few living ones are found in deep water in tropical seas. |
Soft-shell (a.) Alt. of Soft-shelled |
Spur-shell (n.) Any one of several species of handsome gastropod shells of the genus Trochus, or Imperator. The shell is conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur. |
Tongue-shell (n.) Any species of Lingula. |
Top-shell (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine top-shaped shells of the genus Trochus, or family Trochidae. |
exit | the act of going out |
shell game thimblerig | a swindling sleight-of-hand game, victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under |
conchology shell collecting | the collection and study of mollusc shells |
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 |
air-to-air missile | a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another |
air-to-ground missile air-to-surface missile | a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground |
antiballistic missile ABM | a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs |
artillery shell | a shell fired by artillery |
ballistic missile | a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
blank dummy blank shell | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
cruise missile | an unmanned aircraft that is a selfontained bomb |
destroyer guided missile destroyer | a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship |
exit issue outlet way out | an opening that permits escape or release, he blocked the way out, the canyon had only one issue |
fire escape emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
fleet ballistic missile submarine | a submarine carrying ballistic missiles |
gas shell | (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes |
guided missile | a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices |
guided missile cruiser | a cruiser that carries guided missiles |
guided missile frigate | a frigate that carries guided missiles |
heat-seeking missile | a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine) |
intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM | a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another |
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 |
missile | a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives, may be ballistic or directed by remote control |
missile defense system missile defence system | naval weaponry providing a defense system |
naval missile | naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship |
plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
projectile missile | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
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 |