Etymology : Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian skelti to split, Greek skallein to hoe
Pronunciation : shel
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. hard outer covering of certain organisms; hard outer covering; hollow tube containing explosives; reserved attitude which conceals one's inner self; software which provides a convenient user interface for the operating system (Computers). bombard, barrage with explosives; remove a shell from; remove from a shell; come out of a shell; collect seashells. shell\shell\ , n. [oe. shelle, schelle, as. scell, scyll; akin to d. shel, icel. skel, goth. skalja a tile, and e. skill. cf. scale of fishes, shale, skill.].
2. a hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. specifically: (a) the covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell. (b) a pod. (c) the hard covering of an egg. think him as a serpent's egg, and kill him in the shell. (d) (zo?l.) the hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. in some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like. (e) (zo?l.) hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering.
3. (mil.) a hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. see:
bomb.
4. the case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms.
5. any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house.
6. a coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one.
7. an instrument of music, as a lyre, -- the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell. when jubal struck the chorded shell.
8. an engraved copper roller used in print works.
9. pl. the husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc.
10. (naut.) the outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
11. a light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell.
12. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.
13. The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell.
14. A pod.
15. The hard covering of an egg.
16. The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
17. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle.
18. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like.
19. Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering.
20. A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered.
21. See Bomb.
22. The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms.
23. Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house.
24. A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one.
25. An instrument of music, as a lyre, the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell.
26. An engraved copper roller used in print works.
27. The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc.
28. The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
29. A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell.
30. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.
31. To separate the kernels of from the cob, ear, or husk.
32. To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.
33. To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
34. To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling.
35. To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping.
36. Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell; A case or cartridge containing a charge of explosive material, which bursts after having been thrown high into the air.
37. It is often elevated through the agency of a larger firework in which it is contained.
38. A torpedo.
39. A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
40. A gouge bit or shell bit. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc 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 from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels" 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".
41. 1. The shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it. They cracked the nuts and removed their shells Shell is the substance that a shell is made of. beads made from ostrich egg shell.
42. The shell of an animal such as a tortoise, snail, or crab is the hard protective covering that it has around its body or on its back.
43. Shells are hard objects found on beaches. They are usually pink, white, or brown and are the coverings which used to surround small sea creatures. I collect shells and interesting seaside items. sea shells.
44. If you shell nuts, peas, prawns, or other food, you remove their natural outer covering. She shelled and ate a few nuts. shelled prawns.
45. If someone comes out of their shell, they become more friendly and interested in other people and less quiet, shy, and reserved. Her normally shy son had come out of his shell.
46. The shell of a building, boat, car, or other structure is the outside frame of it. the shells of burned buildings.
47. A shell is a weapon consisting of a metal container filled with explosives that can be fired from a large gun over long distances.
48. To shell a place means to fire explosive shells at it. The rebels shelled the densely-populated suburbs near the port. + shelling shellings shell·ing Out on the streets, the shelling continued. Artillery projectile, cartridge case, or shotgun cartridge. It originated in the 15th century as a container for metal or stone shot, dispersed when the container burst after leaving the gun. Explosive shells, in use by the 16th century, were hollow cast-iron balls filled with gunpowder and lit by a fuse. Until the 18th century, such shells were used only in high-angle fire (including mortars). In the 19th century, shells were adopted for direct-fire artillery, notably in the form of shrapnel. Modern artillery shells consist of a casing (usually steel), a propelling charge, and a bursting charge; the propelling charge is ignited by a primer at the base of the shell and the bursting charge by a fuse in the nose. In rifle, pistol, and machine-gun ammunition, the word usually signifies the brass casing that contains the propulsive charge. In shotgun ammunition, the shell is the entire cartridge, including shot, powder, primer, and case.
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