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 |
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. |
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. |
Trough-shell
(n.) Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See Mactra. |
Tube-shell
(n.) Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell. |
Tulip-shell
(n.) A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell (Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes applied also to other species of Fasciolaria. |
Turban-shell
(n.) A sea urchin when deprived of its spines |
Turnip-shell
(n.) Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped. |
Turtle-shell
(n.) The turtle cowrie. |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
quahaug
quahog
hard-shell clam
round clam | Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells, large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes |
soft-shell clam
steamer
steamer clam
long-neck clam | a clam that is usually steamed in the shell |
soft-shell crab
soft-shelled crab | freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible |
| electron shell | a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom, the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell |
shell corporation
shell entity | a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations |
| shell | a rigid covering that envelops an object, the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice |
| shell eggshell | the exterior covering of a bird's egg |
| shell | the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts |
shellflower shall-flower shell ginger
Alpinia Zerumbet
Alpinia speciosa
Languas speciosa | cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes |
shell bean
shell bean plant | a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod |
shellflower shell-flower turtlehead
snakehead
snake-head
Chelone glabra | showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple |
battle fatigue
combat fatigue
combat neurosis
shell shock | a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare |