| Front | shell |ʃɛl| |
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| Back | noun 1 the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean: 2 an explosive artillery projectile or bomb: 3 something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case: 4 the metal framework of a vehicle body. 5 Physics each of a set of orbitals around the nucleus of an atom, occupied or able to be occupied by electrons of similar energies. 6 Computing short for shell program. verb 1 bombard with shells: 2 remove the shell or pod from (a nut or seed): (as adj. shelled) DERIVATIVES shelled adjective , shell-less adjective , shelly adjective |
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