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Results for: "shell"

Translating from English to Portuguese Portugal

Translations:

shell — hard outer covering of molluscs and crustaceans
→ concha f
→ casca f
shell — hard covering of an egg
→ casca f

More translations:

shell
→ concha
shell
→ esqueleto
shell
→ projéctil
shell
→ descascar
shell
→ bombardear

English 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

    Synonymscarapacecuticleshield
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  1. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

  2. the exterior covering of a bird's egg

    Synonymseggshell

  3. a rigid covering that envelops an object

    • “the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice”

  4. a very light narrow racing boat

    Synonymsracing shell

  5. the housing or outer covering of something

    • “the clock has a walnut case”
    Synonymscasecasing

  6. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

    Synonymsplatescale

  7. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

VERB 8

  1. use explosives on

    • “The enemy has been shelling us all day”
    Synonymsblast

  2. create by using explosives

    • “blast a passage through the mountain”
    Synonymsblast

  3. fall out of the pod or husk

    • “The corn shelled”
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  1. hit the pitches of hard and regularly

    • “He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning”

  2. look for and collect shells by the seashore

  3. 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”
    Synonymsbeatbeat outcrushtrouncevanquish

  4. remove from its shell or outer covering

    • “shell the legumes”
    • “shell mussels”

  5. remove the husks from

    • “husk corn”
    Synonymshusk