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Definition of shell
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of shell is as below...
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..
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Wing-shell
::
Wing-shell
(n.) Any
marine
gastropod
shell of the genus
Strombus.
See
Strombus.
Toothshell
::
Toothshell
(n.) Any
species
of
Dentalium
and
allied
genera
having
a
tooth-shaped
shell.
See
Dentalium.
Cymbium
::
Cymbium
(n.) A genus of
marine
univalve
shells;
the
gondola.
Slit-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..
Mactra
::
Mactra
(n.) Any
marine
bivalve
shell of the genus
Mactra,
and
allied
genera.
Many
species
are
known.
Some of them are used as food, as
Mactra
stultorum,
of
Europe.
See Surf clam, under
Surf..
Belemnite
::
Belemnite
(n.) A
conical
calcareous
fossil,
tapering
to a point at the lower
extremity,
with a
conical
cavity
at the other end, where it is
ordinarily
broken;
but when
perfect
it
contains
a small
chambered
cone,
called
the
phragmocone,
prolonged,
on one side, into a
delicate
concave
blade;
the
thunderstone.
It is the
internal
shell of a
cephalopod
related
to the
sepia,
and
belonging
to an
extinct
family.
The
belemnites
are found in rocks of the
Jurassic
and
Cretaceous
ages..
Nautiloid
::
Nautiloid
(n.) A
mollusk,
or
shell,
of the genus
Nautilus
or
family
Nautilidae..
Paucispiral
::
Paucispiral
(a.)
Having
few
spirals,
or
whorls;
as, a
paucispiral
operculum
or
shell..
Shell
::
Shell (n.) The outer frame or case of a block
within
which the
sheaves
revolve.
Block
::
Block (v. t.) A
grooved
pulley
or
sheave
incased
in a frame or shell which is
provided
with a hook, eye, or
strap,
by which it may be
attached
to an
object.
It is used to
change
the
direction
of
motion,
as in
raising
a heavy
object
that can not be
conveniently
reached,
and also, when two or more such
sheaves
are
compounded,
to
change
the rate of
motion,
or to exert
increased
force;
-- used
especially
in the
rigging
of
ships,
and in
tackles..
Calcific
::
Calcific
(a.)
Calciferous.
Specifically:
(Zool.)
of or
pertaining
to the
portion
of the
oviduct
which forms the
eggshell
in birds and
reptiles.
Gyration
::
Gyration
(n.) One of the
whorls
of a
spiral
univalve
shell.
Shrapnel
::
Shrapnel
(n.) A
shrapnel
shell;
shrapnel
shells,
collectively..
Vitrina
::
Vitrina
(n.) A genus of
terrestrial
gastropods,
having
transparent,
very thin, and
delicate
shells,
--
whence
the
name..
Cone
::
Cone (n.) A shell of the genus
Conus,
having
a
conical
form..
Tentaculite
::
Tentaculite
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
small,
conical
fossil
shells
found in
Paleozoic
rocks.
They are
supposed
to be
pteropods..
Mytilus
::
Mytilus
(n.) A genus of
marine
bivalve
shells,
including
the
common
mussel.
See
Illust.
under
Byssus..
Torpedo
::
Torpedo
(n.) A kind of
detonating
cartridge
or shell
placed
on a rail, and
exploded
when
crushed
under the
locomotive
wheels,
-- used as an alarm
signal..
Discoid
::
Discoid
(n.)
Anything
having
the form of a
discus
or disk;
particularly,
a
discoid
shell..
Osselet
::
Osselet
(n.) The
internal
bone, or
shell,
of a
cuttlefish..
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