noun
- hard outer coverings of eggs, nuts, or sea creatures
- explosive projectiles fired from large guns
- basic framework or structure of something
Usage: military
verb
- removes the shell or outer covering from something
- fires explosive shells at a target
Usage: military
Examples
- She collected colorful shells along the beach.
- The turtle retreated into its protective shell.
- Artillery shells exploded in the distance.
- He shells peanuts while watching television.
- The building was just a concrete shell after the fire.
- Enemy forces began to shell the city at dawn.
- Crab shells littered the restaurant table.
- She shells peas for tonight’s dinner.