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Results for: "shell"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

shell — hard outer covering of molluscs and crustaceans
→ closca f
→ conquilla f
shell — hard covering of an egg
→ closca f
→ clovella f

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (10)

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

2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals;

3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles;
[syn: carapace, shell, cuticle, shield]

4. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts;

5. the exterior covering of a bird's egg;
[syn: shell, eggshell]

6. a rigid covering that envelops an object;
- Example: "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"

7. a very light narrow racing boat;
[syn: shell, racing shell]

8. the housing or outer covering of something;
- Example: "the clock has a walnut case"
[syn: shell, case, casing]

9. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners);
[syn: plate, scale, shell]

10. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod;


VERB (8)

1. use explosives on;
- Example: "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
[syn: blast, shell]

2. create by using explosives;
- Example: "blast a passage through the mountain"
[syn: blast, shell]

3. fall out of the pod or husk;
- Example: "The corn shelled"

4. hit the pitches of hard and regularly;
- Example: "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

5. look for and collect shells by the seashore;

6. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;
- Example: "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"
- Example: "We beat the competition"
- Example: "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
[syn: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish]

7. remove from its shell or outer covering;
- Example: "shell the legumes"
- Example: "shell mussels"

8. remove the husks from;
- Example: "husk corn"
[syn: husk, shell]