Acorn-shell
(n.) One of the sessile cirripeds |
Air hole
() A hole to admit or discharge air |
Air hole
() A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air |
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. |
Black hole
() A dungeon or dark cell in a prison |
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. |
Cat-hole
(n.) One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed. |
Crater
(n.) The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes |
Crater
(n.) The pit left by the explosion of a mine. |
Crater
(n.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere |
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). |
Hand-hole
(n.) A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc. |
Hard-shell
(a.) Unyielding |
Hole
(a.) Whole. |
Hole
(n.) A hollow place or cavity |
Hole
(n.) An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal |
Hole
(n.) To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in |
Hole
(n.) To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball. |
Hole
(v. i.) To go or get into a hole. |
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. |
Peeping hole
() See Peephole. |
Pit-hole
(n.) A pit |
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 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 hole | a hole that allows the passage of air |
| artillery shell | a shell fired by artillery |
| Black Hole of Calcutta | a dungeon ( feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula, the next morning only were still alive |
blank
dummy blank shell | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
bore
bore-hole
drill hole | a hole or passage made by a drill, usually made for exploratory purposes |
buttonhole
button hole | a hole through which buttons are pushed |
| ear hole | a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears |
| finger hole | a hole for inserting a finger |
| finger hole | one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument, pitch changes when a finger covers it |
foxhole
fox hole | a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire |
| funk hole | dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk) |
| gas shell | (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes |
glory hole
lazaretto | a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship |
| hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something |
| hole golf hole | one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course, he played holes |
| hole card | (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown |
| lubber's hole | hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds |
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 |
| mouth hole | a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth |
| nail hole | a hole left after a nail is removed |
| plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
posthole
post hole | a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post |
posthole digger
post-hole digger | a shovel used to sink postholes |
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 |
| shot hole | drill hole for a charge of an explosive |