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. |
Channel (n.) The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run. |
Channel (n.) The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels. |
Channel (n.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands |
Channel (n.) That through which anything passes |
Channel (n.) A gutter |
Channel (n.) Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks. |
Channel (v. t.) To form a channel in |
Channel (v. t.) To course through or over, as in a channel. |
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. |
Flange (n.) An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam |
Flange (n.) A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe. |
Flange (v. t.) To make a flange on |
Flange (v. i.) To be bent into a flange. |
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. |
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 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 |
distribution channel channel | a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors, possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores |
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 |
channel catfish channel cat Ictalurus punctatus | freshwater food fish common throughout central United States |
blue catfish blue cat blue channel catfish blue channel cat | a large catfish of the Mississippi valley |
red drum channel bass redfish Sciaenops ocellatus | large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico |
artillery shell | a shell fired by artillery |
blank dummy blank shell | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
channel | a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through, the fields were crossed with irrigation channels, gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street |
channel television channel TV channel | a television station and its programs, a satellite TV channel, surfing through the channels, they offer more than one hundred channels |
chunnel Channel Tunnel | the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel |
flange rim | a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object |
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 |
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 |
duct epithelial duct canal channel | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance, the tear duct was obstructed, the alimentary canal, poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs |
channel transmission channel | a path over which electrical signals can pass, a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company |
channel communication channel line | (often plural) a means of communication or access, it must go through official channels, lines of communication were set up between the two firms |
back channel | an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government), they negotiated via a back channel |
star shell | an artillery shell containing an illuminant |
pie crust pie shell | pastry used to hold pie fillings |
patty shell bouchee | shell of puff paste |
shell bean | unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking |