shell (sh l)n. 1. a. The usually hard outer covering that encases certain organisms, such as mollusks, insects, and turtles; the carapace. b. A similar outer covering on an egg, fruit, or nut. c. The material that constitutes such a covering. 2. Something resembling or having the form of a shell, especially: a. An external, usually hard, protective or enclosing case or cover. b. A framework or exterior, as of a building. c. A thin layer of pastry. d. The external part of the ear. 3. Nautical a. The hull of a ship. b. A light, long, narrow racing boat propelled by rowers. 4. A small glass for beer. 5. a. An artillery projectile containing an explosive charge. b. A metal or cardboard case containing the charge and primer for a piece of firearms ammunition, especially one also containing shot and fired from a shotgun. 6. An attitude or a manner adopted to mask one's true feelings or to protect one from perceived or real danger. 7. Physics a. Any of the set of hypothetical spherical surfaces centered on the nucleus of an atom that contain the orbitals of electrons having the same principal quantum number. b. An analogous pattern of protons and neutrons within a nucleus. 8. a. A usually sleeveless and collarless, typically knit blouse, often worn under another top. b. The outermost layer of a lined garment such as a coat or jacket: a parka with a waterproof shell. 9. Computer Science A program that works with the operating system as a command processor, used to enter commands and initiate their execution. 10. A company or corporation with few or no assets or independent operations that is acquired by another company in order to allow the acquiring company to conduct business under the acquired company's legitimate legal standing. v. shelled, shell·ing, shells v.tr. 1. a. To remove the shell of; shuck: shell oysters. b. To remove from a shell: shell peas. 2. To separate the kernels of (corn) from the cob. 3. To fire shells at; bombard. 4. a. To defeat decisively. b. Baseball To hit the pitches of (a pitcher) hard and with regularity: shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To shed or become free of a shell. 2. To look for or collect shells, as on a seashore: spent the day shelling on Cape Cod. shell out Informal To hand over; pay: had to shell out $500 in car repairs. [Middle English, from Old English scell; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.] shell adj. shell  er n. |
shell [ʃɛl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the protective calcareous or membranous outer layer of an egg, esp a bird's egg
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the hard outer covering of many molluscs that is secreted by the mantle
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any other hard outer layer, such as the exoskeleton of many arthropods
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the hard outer layer of some fruits, esp of nuts
5. any hard outer case
6. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a hollow artillery projectile filled with explosive primed to explode either during flight, on impact, or after penetration Compare ball1 [7a]
7. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a small-arms cartridge comprising a hollow casing inside which is the primer, charge, and bullet
8. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a pyrotechnic cartridge designed to explode in the air
9. (Team Sports / Rowing) Rowing a very light narrow racing boat
10. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the external structure of a building, esp one that is unfinished or one that has been gutted by fire
11. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the basic structural case of something, such as a machine, vehicle, etc.
12. (Physics / Atomic Physics) Physics
a. a class of electron orbits in an atom in which the electrons have the same principal quantum number and orbital angular momentum quantum number and differences in their energy are small compared with differences in energy between shells
b. an analogous energy state of nucleons in certain theories (shell models) of the structure of the atomic nucleus
13. (Cookery) the pastry case of a pie, flan, etc.
14. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a thin slab of concrete or a skeletal framework made of wood or metal that forms a shell-like roof
15. (Social Science / Education) Brit (in some schools) a class or form
come (or bring) out of one's shell to become (or help to become) less shy and reserved
vb
1. to divest or be divested of a shell, husk, pod, etc.
2. to separate or be separated from an ear, husk, cob, etc.
3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to bombard with artillery shells See also shell out
[Old English sciell; related to Old Norse skel shell, Gothic skalja tile, Middle Low German schelle shell; see scale1, shale]
shell-less adj
shell-like adj
shelly adj
| shell (shl) 1. a. The usually hard outer covering of certain animals, such as mollusks, insects, and turtles. b. The hard outer covering of a bird's egg. c. The hard outer covering of a seed, nut, or fruit. 2. a. A set of electron orbitals that have nearly the same energy. Electrons in outer shells have greater energy than those in shells closer to the nucleus. Elements in the Periodic Table range from the lightest elements with electrons normally occupying one shell (hydrogen and helium) to the heaviest, with electrons in seven shells (radium and uranium, for instance). See more at atomic spectrumorbitalsubshell See Note at metal. b. Any of the stable states of other particles or collections of particles (such as the nucleons in an atomic nucleus) at a given energy or small range of energies. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shell - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gunammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun artillery shell - a shell fired by artillery shotgun shell - a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns shrapnel - shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight tank shell - a shell fired by the cannon on a tank whizbang, whizbang shell, whizzbang - a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits |
| 2. | shell - the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals carapace, cuticle, shell, shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles animal material - material derived from animals mother-of-pearl, nacre - the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell | |
| 3. |  shell - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtlesturtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin cuticula - the outer body wall of an insect scute - large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake mollusc, mollusk, shellfish - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell shell - the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals | |
| 4. | shell - the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts nutshell - the shell around the kernel of a nut hull - dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut | |
| 5. |  shell - the exterior covering of a bird's eggcovering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" | |
| 6. | shell - a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice" covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" | |
| 7. |  shell - a very light narrow racing boat racing boat - a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing racing skiff, single shell - a shell for a single oarsman scull - a racing shell that is propelled by sculls sliding seat - rower's seat that slides fore and aft | |
| 8. | shell - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" boot - protective casing for something that resembles a leg grandfather clock, longcase clock - a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case housing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component jacket - the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition | |
| 9. | shell - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire shell plating - the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship shield - a protective covering or structure | |
| 10. | shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod valve - one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods valve - the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs scallop shell - a shell of a scallop oyster shell - a shell of an oyster phragmacone, phragmocone - the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite seashell - the shell of a marine organism clamshell - the shell of a clam covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" | |
| Verb | 1. | shell - use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" crump - bombard with heavy shells |
| 2. | shell - create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain" | |
| 3. | shell - fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled" emerge - come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office" | |
| 4. | shell - hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" | |
| 5. | shell - look for and collect shells by the seashore gather - look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall" | |
| 6. |  shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"walk over - beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship" eliminate - remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race" whomp - beat overwhelmingly get the best, have the best, overcome - overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" get the jump - be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors" outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" surmount, master, overcome, subdue, get over - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" outfight - to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans" checkmate, mate - place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" immobilise, immobilize - make defenseless outplay - excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers" | |
| 7. | shell - remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" pod - take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans" | |
| 8. | shell - remove the husks from; "husk corn" |
shell
noun
3. shyness, modesty, lack of confidence, self-consciousness, nervousness, reticence, timidity, diffidence, bashfulness, timorousness, mousiness, timidness a lonely boy struggling to emerge from his shell
Translations
shell [ʃel]
A. N
1. [of egg, nut] → cáscara f; [of tortoise, turtle] → caparazón m, carapacho m; [of snail, shellfish] → concha f, caracol m (LAm); [of pea] → vaina f; [of coconut] → cáscara f leñosa
to come out of one's shell (fig) → salir del caparazón or (LAm) carapacho
to crawl or go into one's shell (fig) → encerrarse or meterse en su concha, encerrarse or meterse en su caparazón
to come out of one's shell (fig) → salir del caparazón or (LAm) carapacho
to crawl or go into one's shell (fig) → encerrarse or meterse en su concha, encerrarse or meterse en su caparazón
4. (Culin) [of pie, flan] → masa f
B. VT
1. [+ peas] → pelar, desvainar; [+ nuts] → pelar, descascarar; [+ mussels, cockles] → quitar la concha a; [+ prawns] → pelar; [+ eggs] → quitar la cáscara a
shelled prawns → gambas fpl peladas
it's like or as easy as shelling peas → es pan comido, es coser y cantar
shelled prawns → gambas fpl peladas
it's like or as easy as shelling peas → es pan comido, es coser y cantar
2. (Mil) → bombardear
C. CPD shell game N (US) (lit) (= trick) juego consistente en adivinar en cuál de tres cubiletes se esconde un objeto → triles fpl (fig) (= fraud) → artimaña f
shell hole N hoyo que forma un obús al explotar
shell shock N → neurosis f inv de guerra
shell suit N tipo de chandal
shell hole N hoyo que forma un obús al explotar
shell shock N → neurosis f inv de guerra
shell suit N tipo de chandal
shell out
A. VI + ADV (= pay) → soltar el dinero
shell [ˈʃɛl]
n
(on beach) → coquillage m; [shellfish, snail] → coquille f
to come out of one's shell [shy person] → sortir de sa coquille
to retreat into one's shell [shy person] → rentrer dans sa coquille
to come out of one's shell [shy person] → sortir de sa coquille
to retreat into one's shell [shy person] → rentrer dans sa coquille
[tortoise, crab] → carapace f
[egg, nut] → coquille f
(= explosive) → obus m
modif (MILITARY) [casing, fragment, hole, crater] → d'obus
vt
[+ crab, prawn] → décortiquer
[+ peas] → écosser
(MILITARY) (= bomb) → bombarder (d'obus)
shell out
shell
shell:
shell:
n
(of egg, nut, mollusc) → Schale f; (on beach) → Muschel f; (of pea etc) → Hülse f; (of snail) → (Schnecken)haus nt; (of tortoise, turtle, insect) → Panzer m; (= pastry shell) → Form f; to come out of one’s shell (fig) → aus seinem Schneckenhaus kommen, aus sich (dat) → herausgehen; to retire into one’s shell (fig) → sich in sein Schneckenhaus verkriechen; I’m just an empty shell (fig) → ich bin nur noch eine leere Hülse
(= frame, of building) → Mauerwerk nt, → Mauern pl; (unfinished) → Rohbau m; (= ruin) → Gemäuer nt, → Ruine f; (of car, unfinished) → Karosserie f; (gutted) → Wrack nt; (of ship) → Gerippe nt, → Rumpf m; (gutted) → Wrack nt
(= boat) → Rennruderboot nt
(Comput) → Shell f
vt
(Mil) → (mit Granaten) beschießen; the town is still being shelled → die Stadt steht immer noch unter Beschuss
shell:
shell company
n (Comm) → Firmenmantel m
shellfire
n → Granatfeuer nt
shellfish
n → Schaltier(e) nt(pl); (Cook) → Meeresfrüchte pl
shell-hole
n → Granattrichter m
shell:
shell program
n (Comput) → Shellprogramm nt
shellproof
adj → bombensicher
shell shock
n → Kriegsneurose f
shell-shocked
shell suit
n modischer leichter Jogginganzug
shell [ʃɛl]
shell [ʃɛl]
1. n
a. (of egg, nut, tortoise) → guscio; (of oyster, mussel) → conchiglia; (of lobster) → corazza, guscio (Phys) → guscio elettronico
to come out of one's shell (fig) → uscire dal (proprio) guscio
to come out of one's shell (fig) → uscire dal (proprio) guscio
c. (Mil) → granata
2. vt
b. (Mil) → bombardare
shell out (fam)
2. vt + adv to shell out (for) (money) → sganciare (per)
shell [ʃɛl]
1. n
a. (of egg, nut, tortoise) → guscio; (of oyster, mussel) → conchiglia; (of lobster) → corazza, guscio (Phys) → guscio elettronico
to come out of one's shell (fig) → uscire dal (proprio) guscio
to come out of one's shell (fig) → uscire dal (proprio) guscio
c. (Mil) → granata
2. vt
b. (Mil) → bombardare
shell out (fam)
2. vt + adv to shell out (for) (money) → sganciare (per)
n shell [ʃel]
1 the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell. dop مَحارَه، صَدَفَه черупка skořápka, krunýř, lastura skal; -skal; skjold; -skjold die Schale κέλυφος, όστρακο, τσόφλι concha, caracol koor, kilp پوست kuori, kilpi coquille, coquillage, carapace קְלִיפָּה छिलका oklop, školjka héj cangkang skel; skurn guscio, conchiglia 貝がら 껍질 kiautas čaumala; čaula; gliemežnīca cangkerang omhulsel skall, skjell skorupa concha scoică; cochilie; coajă; carapace раковина; панцирь; скорлупа škrupina, pancier, lastúra lupina ljuštura snäcka, skal, [] hus เปลือกหอย kabuk 殼、甲 шкаралупа, лушпина خول ، چھلکا vỏ, mai 壳、甲
2 an outer covering or framework After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building. raamwerk هَيْكَل البِناء скеле kostra ydermur das Gerippe εξωτερικός σκελετός, περίβλημα armazón karkass, seinad جلد ulkokuori, ranko carcasse שֶׁלֶד ढांचा kostur váz kerangka (hús)grind struttura, carcassa 骨組み 뼈대 karkasas, griaučiai karkass rangka geraamte skall; yttermur szkielet esqueleto carcasă каркас; оболочка kostra ogrodje skelet skal, skrov โครงสร้างอาคารหรือสิ่งก่อสร้าง iskelet 框架，骨架 оболонка; кістяк ڈھانچا cấu trúc tạo nên khung hoặc vỏ 框架，骨架
3 a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc A shell exploded right beside him. granaat قَذيفَه гилза granát granat die Granate βλήμα cartucho mürsk پوكه فشنگ ammus obus פַּגָז गोला čahura, topovska granata gránát peluru meriam fallbyssuskot proiettile 砲弾 포탄, 탄피 artilerijos sviedinys šāviņš kelongsong granaat (patron)hylse, granat pocisk projéctil obuz снаряд granát granata granata granat, patron[] ปลอกกระสุน kovan, mermi kovanı 彈殼 артилерійський снаряд بم، خانہ جس میں کارتوس بھرا ہوتا ہے quả đạn pháo, đạn súng cối （弹）壳
v
1 to remove from its shell or pod You have to shell peas before eating them. afdop يُقَشِّر беля (vy)loupat skrælle enthülsen,schälen ξεφλουδίζω, αφαιρώ το περίβλημα desvainar, quitar la concha koorima پوست كندن از kuoria écosser, écaler לְקַלֵף छिलका उतारना ljuštiti, skinuti koru (meg)hámoz, fejt menguliti afhÿða, flysja sgusciare, sgranare 殻をとる 껍질을 제거하다 išaižyti, išlukštenti nolobīt; izlobīt mengopek doppen pille, rense, ta av skallet łuskać descascar a desface, a descoji очищать, лущить (vy)lúpať oluščiti ljuštiti skala ลอกเปลือกออก kabuğunu soymak 去殼，去莢 лущити, обчищати خول سے نکالنا bóc vỏ, lột vỏ 剥去...的壳
2 to fire explosive shells at The army shelled the enemy mercilessly. peper, moker يَقْصِفُ بالمَدْفَعِيَّه бомбардирам bombardovat beskyde med granater beschießen σφυροκοπώ, βομβαρδίζω bombardear pommitama بمباران كردن ampua kranaateilla bombarder לְהַפגִיז गोलाबारी करना, गोला बरसाना obasuti granatama (ágyúval, gránátokkal) lő menembak gera stórskotaárás á bombardare 砲撃する 포격하다 apšaudyti apšaudīt menembak dengan meriam beschieten skyte på, bombardere ostrzeliwać bombardear a bombarda обстреливать ostreľovať bombardirati granatirati bombardera, beskjuta จุดระเบิด bombalamak, mermi yağdırmak 砲轟 обстрілювати артилерійським вогнем کارتوس داغنا bắn pháo, nã pháo 炮轰
n shellfish
any of several kinds of sea animal covered with a shell (eg oyster, crab). skulpvis سَمَكَه مَحاريَّه ، صَدَفَه мекотело с черупка měkkýš, korýš skaldyr das Schalentier θαλασσινά οστρακοειδή crustáceo, marisco(s) koorikloom حلزون صدف دار äyriäinen coquillages; crustacés; fruits de mer חָיַית-מָיִם מִבַעֲלֵי הַקרוּם कवच-प्राणी školjka, ljuskar kagylós állat(ok) kerang-kerangan skeldÿr/-fiskur mollusco; crostaceo 貝 갑각류의 동물 kiaukutinis gyvûnas vēžveidīgais hidupan laut yang bercangkerang schelpdier skalldyr skorupiak crustáceo scoici; crustacee; fructe de mare моллюск; ракообразное mäkkýš, kôrovec lupinar ljuskar skaldjur สัตว์น้ำประเภทที่มีเปลือก su kabuklusu 甲殼類動物 молюск کیکڑا، جھینگا وغیرہ loài động vậy có vỏ 甲壳类动物
come out of one's shell
to become more confident and less shy. uit jou dop kom يَخْرُج من عُزْلَتِه ويُصْبِح أقل خَجلا излизам от черупката си roztát komme ud af skallen aus seinem Schneckenhaus herauskommen βγαίνω από το καβούκι μου, αφήνω τις ντροπές salir del caparazón oma koorest välja tulema اعتماد به نفس به دست آوردن tulla ulos kuorestaan sortir de sa coquille לְהַפסִיק לְהִסתַגֵר בְּתוֹך עַצמוֹ अपने घेरे या दायरे से निकालना izaći iz ljušture, osloboditi se zatvorenosti kibújik a csigaházból makin yakin, makin percaya diri skríða út úr skelinni uscire dal guscio/bozzolo 打ち解ける 껍데기에서 나오다, 마음을 터놓다 išlįsti iš savo kiauto, įsidrąsinti izlīst no savas čaulas; atmest kautrību/atturību menjadi lebih yakin loskomen komme ut av skallet sitt wyjść ze swojej skorupy sair da casca a ieşi din carapace выйти из своей скорлупы osmeliť sa opogumiti se izaći iz ljušture krypa ur sitt skal มั่นใจขึ้น kabuğundan çıkmak, utangaçlığından sıyrılmak 變得較有自信且較不害羞 вийти із своєї шкаралупи شرمیلا پن ختم کرنا chan hòa với mọi người 一改矜持的态度
shell out
to pay out (money) I had to shell out twenty dollars. betaal يَدْفَع плащам vyklopit punge ud med blechen πληρώνω desembolsar (raha) välja laduma پرداختن pulittaa débourser לְשַלֵם भुगतान करना izvući novac od koga, protiv volje dati novac leszurkol (összeget) membayar punga út sborsare 支払う 돈을 부득이 치르다, 지불하다 išmesti (pinigų) atdarīt maku bayar opdokken punge ut wybulić desembolsar a cheltui раскошеливаться vysoliť plačati platiti protiv volje punga ut med จ่ายเงิน vermek, sökülmek 支付 виплачувати رقم ادا کرنا trả tiền thường là miễn cưỡng 支付
shell → محارة skořápka skal Schale όστρακο cáscara kuori coquille školjka conchiglia 殻 껍질 geraamte skjell skorupka casca раковина snäcka เปลือก kabuk vỏ 壳
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