• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
• the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
• a very light narrow racing boat
• a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth Shell of ice"
• the exterior covering of a bird''s egg
• 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"
• 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"
• use explosives on; "The enemy has been Shelling us all day"
• 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"
• fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn Shelled"

'Shell' in other languages