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shell

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ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun(noun.artifact)

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the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals(noun.substance)

source: wordnet30
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles(noun.animal)

Synonym:
carapace, cuticle, shield

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the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts(noun.plant)

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the exterior covering of a bird's egg(noun.object)

Synonym:
eggshell

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a rigid covering that envelops an object(noun.object)

Example:
The satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice.

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a very light narrow racing boat(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
racing shell

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the housing or outer covering of something(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
case, casing

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a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
plate, scale

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the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod(noun.animal)

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A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.(noun)

source: webster1913
Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell;(noun)

source: webster1913

use explosives on(verb.competition)

Example:
The enemy has been shelling us all day.

Synonym:
blast

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create by using explosives(verb.creation)

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fall out of the pod or husk(verb.contact)

Example:
The corn shelled.

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hit the pitches of hard and regularly(verb.contact)

Example:
He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning.

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look for and collect shells by the seashore(verb.contact)

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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict(verb.competition)

Synonym:
beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish

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remove from its shell or outer covering(verb.change)

Example:
Shell the legumes.
Shell mussels.

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remove the husks from(verb.change)

Synonym:
husk

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To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.(verb)

source: webster1913