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use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

the exterior covering of a bird's egg

a very light narrow racing boat

fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"

the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

remove the husks from; "husk corn"

remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"

look for and collect shells by the seashore

hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

the exterior covering of a bird's egg

a very light narrow racing boat

fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"

the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

having a shell or containing shell; "shell marl"

remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"

Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell;

A case or cartridge containing a charge of explosive material, which bursts after having been thrown high into the air. It is often elevated through the agency of a larger firework in which it is contained.

A torpedo.

A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.

A gouge bit or shell bit.

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

The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell.

A pod.

The hard covering of an egg.

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.

Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering.

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.

The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms.

Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house.

A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one.

An engraved copper roller used in print works.

The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc.

The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.

A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell.

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.

To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.

To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.

To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.

To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling.

To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping.

An instrument of music, as a lyre, - the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell.

Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell;

A case or cartridge containing a charge of explosive material, which bursts after having been thrown high into the air. It is often elevated through the agency of a larger firework in which it is contained.

A torpedo.

A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.

A gouge bit or shell bit.

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

The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell.

A pod.

The hard covering of an egg.

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.

Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering.

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.

The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms.

Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house.

A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one.

An engraved copper roller used in print works.

The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc.

The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.

A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell.

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.

To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.

To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.

To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.

To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling.

To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping.

An instrument of music, as a lyre, - the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell.

A hard outside covering, as on a fruit, egg, tortoise, crab, etc.; a husk, as on corn, wheat, etc.; tortoise shell; a framework; as, after the fire only the shell of the house remained; a light, long, narrow racing boat; a case to hold ammunition for breechloading small arms; a hollow metallic projectile for cannon or mortar, filled with an explosive.

To take from the husk or cob, as peas or corn; to bombard, as a stronghold.

To cast or throw off the husk; to fall off, as a crust or shell.

A hard covering of some animals: any framework: a rough kind of coffin: an instrument of music: a bomb: the semicircular hilt which protected part of the hand in some forms of rapiers. Thackeray.

To break off the shell: to remove the shell from: to take out of the shell: to throw shells or bombs upon, to bombard.

To fall off like a shell: to cast the shell.

A hard covering; case of molluscous animals; outer frame work; bomb.

To remove the shell from; bombard.

A hard structure, incasing an animal, egg, or fruit; a light racing rowboat; a hollow shot filled with an explosive; a metallic cartridge case.

The hard outer covering of animal or fruit; a covering, calcareous, siliceous, bony, horny, or chitinous.

n. [Anglo Saxon, Icelandic] A hard, outside covering; especially, that serving as the natural protection of certain fruits and animals; also, the covering or outside layer of an egg;-the hard organized substance forming the skeleton of many invertebrate animals, usually external, but sometimes internal;-the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, tortoise, &c. a hollow sphere of iron, which, being filled with gunpowder, and. fired from a mortar or cannon, bursts into pieces when the powder explodes; a bomb; -any frame-work or exterior structure regarded as not complete or filled in;-a coarse kind of wooden coffin;-the outer frame or case of a block;-the outer part of a house unfinished;-an instrument of music, as a lyre.