:the lower pastry crust of a pie, tart, or the like, baked before the filling is added.
:Computers. a program providing a menu-driven or graphical user interface designed to simplify use of the operating system, as in loading application programs.
:Physics. any of up to seven energy levels on which an electron may exist within an atom, the energies of the electrons on the same level being equal and on different levels being unequal.a group of nucleons of approximately the same energy.
:a light, long, narrow racing boat, for rowing by one or more persons.
:the outer part of a finished garment that has a lining, especially a detachable lining.
:a woman's sleeveless blouse or sweater, especially one meant for wear under a suit jacket.
:Nautical. the plating, planking, or the like, covering the ribs and forming the exterior hull of a vessel.
:tortoiseshell.
:a mollusk.
:Engineering. the curved solid forming a dome or vault.
:an arena or stadium covered by a domed or arched roof.
:a saucer-shaped arena or stadium.
:the framework, external structure, or walls and roof of a building: After the fire, only the shell of the school was left.
:a small glass for beer.
:the metal, pressure-resistant outer casing of a fire-tube boiler.
:Metallurgy. a scab on the surface of an ingot.a length of unfinished tubing.a pierced forging.a hollow object made by deep drawing.
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:to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; remove the shell of.
:to separate from the ear, cob, or husk.
:to fire shells or explosive projectiles into, upon, or among; bombard.
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:to fall or come out of the shell, husk, etc.
:to come away or fall off, as a shell or outer coat.
:to gather sea shells: We spent the whole morning shelling while the tide was out.
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:shell out, Informal. to hand over; contribute; pay.