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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 (v. t.) To
separate
the
kernels
of (an ear of
Indian
corn,
wheat,
oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or
husk..
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Shell
::
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..
Sheal
::
Sheal (n.) A shell or pod.
Sepiostare
::
Sepiostare
(n.) The bone or shell of
cuttlefish.
See
Illust.
under
Cuttlefish.
Porcellaneous
::
Porcellaneous
(a.)
Having
a
smooth,
compact
shell
without
pores;
-- said of
certain
Foraminifera..
Heteropoda
::
Heteropoda
(n. pl.) An order of
pelagic
Gastropoda,
having
the foot
developed
into a
median
fin. Some of the
species
are
naked;
others,
as
Carinaria
and
Atlanta,
have thin
glassy
shells..
Discoid
::
Discoid
(a.)
Having
the form of a disk, as those
univalve
shells
which have the
whorls
in one
plane,
so as to form a disk, as the
pearly
nautilus..
Bimarginate
::
Bimarginate
(a.)
Having
a
double
margin,
as
certain
shells..
Shell
::
Shell (v. i.) To cast the
shell,
or
exterior
covering;
to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in
falling..
Shelled
::
Shelled
(a.)
Having
a
shell.
Varix
::
Varix (n.) One of the
prominent
ridges
or ribs
extending
across
each of the
whorls
of
certain
univalve
shells.
Tectibranchiata
::
Tectibranchiata
(n. pl.) An
order,
or
suborder,
of
gastropod
Mollusca
in which the gills are
usually
situated
on one side of the back, and
protected
by a fold of the
mantle.
When there is a
shell,
it is
usually
thin and
delicate
and often
rudimentary.
The
aplysias
and the
bubble
shells
are
examples..
Natica
::
Natica
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
marine
gastropods
belonging
to
Natica,
Lunatia,
Neverita,
and other
allied
genera
(family
Naticidae.)
They
burrow
beneath
the sand, or mud, and drill other
shells..
Fig-shell
::
Fig-shell
(n.) A
marine
univalve
shell of the genus
Pyrula,
or
Ficula,
resembling
a fig in
form..
Shrapnel
::
Shrapnel
(n.) A
shrapnel
shell;
shrapnel
shells,
collectively..
Stoolball
::
Stool (n.)
Material,
such as
oyster
shells,
spread
on the sea
bottom
for
oyster
spat to
adhere
to..
Fauces
::
Fauces
(n.pl.)
That
portion
of the
interior
of a
spiral
shell which can be seen by
looking
into the
aperture.
Turnip-shell
::
Turnip-shell
(n.) Any one of
several
large,
thick,
spiral
marine
shells
belonging
to Rapa and
allied
genera,
somewhat
turnip-shaped..
Testaceous
::
Testaceous
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
shells;
consisted
of a hard
shell,
or
having
a hard
shell..
Nut
::
Nut (n.) The fruit of
certain
trees and
shrubs
(as of the
almond,
walnut,
hickory,
beech,
filbert,
etc.),
consisting
of a hard and
indehiscent
shell
inclosing
a
kernel..
Ear-shell
::
Ear-shell
(n.) A
flattened
marine
univalve
shell of the genus
Haliotis;
--
called
also
sea-ear.
See
Abalone.
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