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shell
Overview of noun shell
The noun shell has 10 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (14) shell -- (ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun)
2. (3) shell -- (the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals)
3. (2) carapace, shell, cuticle, shield -- (hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles)
4. shell -- (the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts)
5. shell, eggshell -- (the exterior covering of a bird's egg)
6. shell -- (a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice")
7. shell, racing shell -- (a very light narrow racing boat)
8. shell, case, casing -- (the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case")
9. plate, scale, shell -- (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))
10. shell -- (the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc)
Overview of verb shell
The verb shell has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) blast, shell -- (use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day")
2. shell -- (fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled")
3. shell -- (hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning")
4. shell -- (look for and collect shells by the seashore)
5. beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish -- (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")
6. shell -- (remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels")
7. husk, shell -- (remove the husks from; "husk corn")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shell
10 senses of shell
Sense 1
shell
=> ammunition, ammo
=> weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
shell
=> animal material
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
=> scute
=> protective covering
=> body covering
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
shell
=> hull
=> husk
=> sheath, case
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
shell, eggshell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
shell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
shell, racing shell
=> racing boat
=> small boat
=> boat
=> vessel, watercraft
=> craft
=> vehicle
=> conveyance, transport
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
shell, case, casing
=> housing
=> protective covering, protective cover, protection
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 9
plate, scale, shell
=> shield
=> protective covering, protective cover, protection
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 10
shell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun shell
8 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 1
shell
=> artillery shell
=> shotgun shell
=> shrapnel
=> tank shell
=> whizbang, whizzbang, whizbang shell
Sense 2
shell
=> mother-of-pearl, nacre
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
=> cuticula
Sense 4
shell
=> nutshell
Sense 7
shell, racing shell
=> racing skiff, single shell
=> scull
Sense 8
shell, case, casing
=> boot
=> gearbox, gear case
=> jacket
Sense 9
plate, scale, shell
=> armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
=> horseshoe, shoe
=> shell plating
Sense 10
shell
=> scallop shell
=> oyster shell
=> phragmocone, phragmacone
=> seashell
=> clamshell
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shell
10 senses of shell
Sense 1
shell
=> ammunition, ammo
Sense 2
shell
=> animal material
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
=> scute
Sense 4
shell
=> hull
Sense 5
shell, eggshell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
Sense 6
shell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
Sense 7
shell, racing shell
=> racing boat
Sense 8
shell, case, casing
=> housing
Sense 9
plate, scale, shell
=> shield
Sense 10
shell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
Antonyms of noun shell
Member Holonyms of noun shell
Substance Holonyms of noun shell
1 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 2
shell
SUBSTANCE OF: carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
Part Holonyms of noun shell
3 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
PART OF: mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
PART OF: arthropod
PART OF: turtle
Sense 5
shell, eggshell
PART OF: egg, eggs
Sense 8
shell, case, casing
PART OF: grandfather clock, longcase clock
Member Meronyms of noun shell
Substance Meronyms of noun shell
1 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
HAS SUBSTANCE: shell
Part Meronyms of noun shell
1 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 7
shell, racing shell
HAS PART: sliding seat
Meronyms of noun shell
2 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
HAS SUBSTANCE: shell
Sense 7
shell, racing shell
HAS PART: sliding seat
Holonyms of noun shell
4 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 2
shell
SUBSTANCE OF: carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
PART OF: mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
PART OF: arthropod
PART OF: turtle
Sense 5
shell, eggshell
PART OF: egg, eggs
Sense 8
shell, case, casing
PART OF: grandfather clock, longcase clock
Attributes of noun shell
Derived Forms of noun shell
4 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 1
shell
RELATED TO>(verb) shell#1
=> blast, shell
Sense 2
shell
RELATED TO>(verb) shell#4
=> shell
Sense 4
shell
RELATED TO>(verb) shell#7
=> husk, shell
RELATED TO>(verb) shell#6
=> shell
RELATED TO>(verb) shell#2
=> shell
Sense 10
shell
RELATED TO>(verb) shell#6
=> shell
RELATED TO>(verb) shell#4
=> shell
Domain of noun shell
Domain Terms of noun shell
Familiarity of noun shell
shell used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =10)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun shell
10 senses of shell
Sense 1
shell
> ammunition, ammo
=> belt ammunition, belted ammunition
=> cartridge
=> case shot, canister, canister shot
=> powder and shot
=> round, unit of ammunition, one shot
=> shell
=> tracer, tracer bullet
Sense 2
shell
> animal material
=> feather, plume, plumage
=> animal product
=> animal oil
=> dentine, dentin
=> bone, osseous tissue
=> horn
=> shell
=> animal fat
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
> scute
=> carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
Sense 4
shell
> hull
=> shell
Sense 5
shell, eggshell
> covering, natural covering, cover
=> scale
=> shell
=> test
=> body covering
=> sheath, case
=> integument
=> blanket, mantle
=> crust, incrustation, encrustation
=> envelope
=> indumentum, indument
=> shell
=> shell, eggshell
=> skim
=> slough
=> snowcap
=> vesture
=> peridium
=> pericarp, seed vessel
=> perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
=> theca, sac
=> indusium
=> bark
Sense 6
shell
> covering, natural covering, cover
=> scale
=> shell
=> test
=> body covering
=> sheath, case
=> integument
=> blanket, mantle
=> crust, incrustation, encrustation
=> envelope
=> indumentum, indument
=> shell
=> shell, eggshell
=> skim
=> slough
=> snowcap
=> vesture
=> peridium
=> pericarp, seed vessel
=> perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
=> theca, sac
=> indusium
=> bark
Sense 7
shell, racing shell
> racing boat
=> racing gig
=> shell, racing shell
Sense 8
shell, case, casing
> housing
=> binnacle
=> cabinet, console
=> crankcase
=> distributor housing
=> journal box
=> lamp house, lamphouse, lamp housing
=> radome, radar dome
=> shell, case, casing
Sense 9
plate, scale, shell
> shield
=> nipple shield
=> plate, scale, shell
=> shielding
=> shielding
Sense 10
shell
> covering, natural covering, cover
=> scale
=> shell
=> test
=> body covering
=> sheath, case
=> integument
=> blanket, mantle
=> crust, incrustation, encrustation
=> envelope
=> indumentum, indument
=> shell
=> shell, eggshell
=> skim
=> slough
=> snowcap
=> vesture
=> peridium
=> pericarp, seed vessel
=> perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
=> theca, sac
=> indusium
=> bark
Meronyms of noun shell
10 senses of shell
Sense 1
shell
=> ammunition, ammo
=> weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
HAS PART: weapon, arm, weapon system
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
HAS SUBSTANCE: shell
=> scute
=> protective covering
=> body covering
HAS PART: hypodermis
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
shell
=> hull
=> husk
=> sheath, case
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
shell, eggshell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
shell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
shell, racing shell
HAS PART: sliding seat
=> racing boat
=> small boat
=> boat
HAS PART: boat whistle
=> vessel, watercraft
HAS PART: anchor, ground tackle
HAS PART: fluke, flue
HAS PART: shank, stem
HAS PART: bilge
HAS PART: bilge keel
HAS PART: bow, fore, prow, stem
HAS PART: hull
HAS PART: keel
HAS PART: fin keel
HAS PART: keelson
HAS PART: rib
HAS PART: rider plate
HAS PART: rudder
HAS PART: rudder blade
HAS PART: rudderpost, rudderstock
HAS PART: tiller
HAS PART: wale, strake
HAS PART: washboard, splashboard
=> craft
=> vehicle
HAS PART: splashboard, splasher, dashboard
=> conveyance, transport
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 8
shell, case, casing
=> housing
=> protective covering, protective cover, protection
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 9
plate, scale, shell
=> shield
=> protective covering, protective cover, protection
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 10
shell
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun shell
4 of 10 senses of shell
Sense 2
shell
SUBSTANCE OF: carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
Sense 3
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
PART OF: mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
PART OF: arthropod
PART OF: turtle
Sense 5
shell, eggshell
PART OF: egg, eggs
Sense 8
shell, case, casing
PART OF: grandfather clock, longcase clock
Grep of noun shell
ark shell
artillery shell
blank shell
bombshell
bubble shell
clamshell
coat-of-mail shell
cockleshell
ear-shell
eggshell
electron shell
gas shell
hard-shell clam
hard-shell crab
lamp shell
lampshell
moon shell
moonshell
nutshell
oyster shell
patty shell
pie shell
racing shell
scallop shell
scorpion shell
seashell
shell
shell-flower
shell bean
shell bean plant
shell collecting
shell corporation
shell entity
shell game
shell ginger
shell jacket
shell parakeet
shell plating
shell shock
shell stitch
shellac
shellac varnish
shellac wax
shellbark
shellbark hickory
sheller
shelley
shellfire
shellfish
shellflower
shelling
shotgun shell
single shell
smooth softshell
soft-shell clam
soft-shell crab
spiny softshell
star shell
sugar shell
tank shell
tooth shell
tortoiseshell
tusk shell
whizbang shell
Antonyms of verb shell
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shell
7 senses of shell
Sense 1
blast, shell
=> bombard, bomb
=> attack, assail
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 2
shell
=> emerge
=> appear
Sense 3
shell
=> hit
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 4
shell
=> gather
=> search, seek, look for
Sense 5
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sense 6
shell
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sense 7
husk, shell
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shell
3 of 7 senses of shell
Sense 1
blast, shell
=> crump
Sense 5
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> outpoint, outscore
=> walk over
=> eliminate
=> worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
=> whomp
=> spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout
=> get the jump
=> cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
=> surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
=> outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
=> outfight
=> overpower, overmaster, overwhelm
=> checkmate, mate
=> immobilize, immobilise
=> outplay
=> cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
Sense 6
shell
=> pod
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shell
7 senses of shell
Sense 1
blast, shell
=> bombard, bomb
Sense 2
shell
=> emerge
Sense 3
shell
=> hit
Sense 4
shell
=> gather
Sense 5
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sense 6
shell
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sense 7
husk, shell
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
'Cause To' of verb shell
Derived Forms of verb shell
5 of 7 senses of shell
Sense 1
blast, shell
RELATED TO>(noun) shell#1
=> shell
RELATED TO>(noun) shelling#1
=> barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
Sense 2
shell
RELATED TO>(noun) shell#4
=> shell
Sense 4
shell
RELATED TO>(noun) shell#10
=> shell
RELATED TO>(noun) shell#2
=> shell
Sense 6
shell
RELATED TO>(noun) shell#10
=> shell
RELATED TO>(noun) shell#4
=> shell
RELATED TO>(noun) sheller#1
=> sheller
Sense 7
husk, shell
RELATED TO>(noun) shell#4
=> shell
Domain of verb shell
Domain Terms of verb shell
Familiarity of verb shell
shell used as a verb is common (polysemy count =7)
Sample Sentences of verb shell
7 senses of shell
Sense 1
blast, shell
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
shell
*> Something ----s
Sense 3
shell
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
shell
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 5
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 6
shell
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 7
husk, shell
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb shell
7 senses of shell
Sense 1
blast, shell
> bombard, bomb
=> carpet bomb
=> bomb out
=> dive-bomb
=> glide-bomb
=> skip-bomb
=> atom-bomb, nuke
=> hydrogen-bomb
=> pattern-bomb
=> nuke, atomize, atomise, zap
=> letter bomb
=> firebomb
=> blast, shell
Sense 2
shell
> emerge
=> burst
=> shell
Sense 3
shell
> hit
=> play
=> foul
=> cannon
=> clap
=> ground out
=> toe
=> shank
=> pitch
=> fly
=> snap
=> whang
=> undercut
=> putt
=> heel
=> toe
=> bunker
=> bounce
=> backhand
=> pop
=> follow through
=> shell
=> ground
=> ground
=> top
=> pull
=> kill
=> kill
=> connect
=> drive
=> drive
=> hole, hole out
=> bunt, drag a bunt
=> snick
=> racket
=> dribble, carry
=> slice
=> hook
=> single
=> double
=> triple
=> smash
=> shoot
=> volley
=> croquet
=> loft
Sense 4
shell
> gather
=> shell
Sense 5
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
> get the better of, overcome, defeat
=> demolish, destroy
=> beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> wallop
=> down
=> overrun
=> lurch, skunk
=> get the best, have the best, overcome
=> overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master
=> rout, rout out, expel
=> upset
=> nose
=> conquer
=> survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it
Sense 6
shell
> remove, take, take away, withdraw
=> epilate, depilate
=> harvest
=> tip
=> stem
=> extirpate
=> enucleate
=> exenterate
=> enucleate
=> decorticate
=> bail
=> strip, undress, divest, disinvest
=> ablate
=> clean, pick
=> clean
=> winnow
=> unbrace
=> pick
=> clear, clear up
=> muck
=> lift
=> lift
=> lift
=> tear away, tear off
=> take off
=> take away, take out
=> pit, stone
=> seed
=> unhinge
=> shuck
=> hull
=> crumb
=> chip away, chip away at
=> burl
=> knock out
=> scavenge, clean
=> hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise
=> degas
=> husk, shell
=> bur, burr
=> clear off, clear away
=> flick
=> strip, dismantle
=> strip
=> clear
=> defang
=> bone, debone
=> disembowel, eviscerate, draw
=> shell
=> shuck
=> tusk, detusk
=> dehorn
=> scalp
=> weed
=> condense
=> bail out, bale out
=> leach, strip
=> decalcify
=> detoxify, detoxicate
=> de-ionate
=> de-iodinate
=> decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke
=> delouse
=> ream
=> brush
=> wash, wash out, wash off, wash away
=> desorb
=> pull
=> demineralize, demineralise
=> eliminate
=> expectorate, clear out, drive out
=> defuse
=> dredge
=> wear away, wear off
=> amputate, cut off
=> resect, eviscerate
=> skim, skim off, cream off, cream
=> strip
=> strip
=> scale, descale
=> circumcise
=> undock
=> dig, delve, cut into, turn over
=> excavate, dig, hollow
=> scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up
=> extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
=> take out
=> unstring
=> string
=> wipe off, wipe away
=> take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
=> unveil
=> unpack, take out
=> unburden, disburden
=> empty
=> discharge
=> unsaddle, offsaddle
=> shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
=> dislodge, free
=> clean
=> aspirate, draw out, suck out
=> delete, cancel
=> ladle, lade, laden
=> spoon
=> gut
=> head
=> draw off, draw away, pull off
=> clean, strip
=> draw, take out
=> draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out
=> leach
=> draw
=> withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
Sense 7
husk, shell
> remove, take, take away, withdraw
=> epilate, depilate
=> harvest
=> tip
=> stem
=> extirpate
=> enucleate
=> exenterate
=> enucleate
=> decorticate
=> bail
=> strip, undress, divest, disinvest
=> ablate
=> clean, pick
=> clean
=> winnow
=> unbrace
=> pick
=> clear, clear up
=> muck
=> lift
=> lift
=> lift
=> tear away, tear off
=> take off
=> take away, take out
=> pit, stone
=> seed
=> unhinge
=> shuck
=> hull
=> crumb
=> chip away, chip away at
=> burl
=> knock out
=> scavenge, clean
=> hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise
=> degas
=> husk, shell
=> bur, burr
=> clear off, clear away
=> flick
=> strip, dismantle
=> strip
=> clear
=> defang
=> bone, debone
=> disembowel, eviscerate, draw
=> shell
=> shuck
=> tusk, detusk
=> dehorn
=> scalp
=> weed
=> condense
=> bail out, bale out
=> leach, strip
=> decalcify
=> detoxify, detoxicate
=> de-ionate
=> de-iodinate
=> decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke
=> delouse
=> ream
=> brush
=> wash, wash out, wash off, wash away
=> desorb
=> pull
=> demineralize, demineralise
=> eliminate
=> expectorate, clear out, drive out
=> defuse
=> dredge
=> wear away, wear off
=> amputate, cut off
=> resect, eviscerate
=> skim, skim off, cream off, cream
=> strip
=> strip
=> scale, descale
=> circumcise
=> undock
=> dig, delve, cut into, turn over
=> excavate, dig, hollow
=> scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up
=> extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
=> take out
=> unstring
=> string
=> wipe off, wipe away
=> take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
=> unveil
=> unpack, take out
=> unburden, disburden
=> empty
=> discharge
=> unsaddle, offsaddle
=> shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
=> dislodge, free
=> clean
=> aspirate, draw out, suck out
=> delete, cancel
=> ladle, lade, laden
=> spoon
=> gut
=> head
=> draw off, draw away, pull off
=> clean, strip
=> draw, take out
=> draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out
=> leach
=> draw
=> withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shell
Sense 1
blast, shell
=> bombard, bomb
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Sense 2
shell
=> emerge
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Sense 3
shell
=> hit
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Sense 4
shell
=> gather
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Sense 5
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
=> get the better of, overcome, defeat
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Sense 6
shell
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
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Sense 7
husk, shell
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
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Grep of verb shell
explode a bombshell
shell
shell out
shell stitch
shellac
shellack
Grep of adj shell
shell-less
shelled
shellproof
Grep of adv shell
in a nutshell
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